More than 3 decades have passed. I know only because the marks are scratched into the wall next to where I try to sleep. Sometimes I stare at those crooked lines, losing myself in the valleys of shadows and dust trapped in those tiny crevices. Sometimes I stay up too late counting each slash; remembering,… Continue reading Imaginary Bondage
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Laws of Beauty
Plastic molded stiff armed beauty Velcro dress and plastic shoes I cut your hair one afternoon Naive, deceived, it won’t grow back You were made in the image of pretty Smooth and polished synthetic smile In the image of what I could be Shiny glossy plastic teeth Stiff armed beauty, straight up or down Popped… Continue reading Laws of Beauty
Knowledge: Bondage or Freedom?
Knowledge will set you free. So we believe. Our jobs, our relationships, our future, our faith, if we just know enough about it all, where is is going and what it all means, then everything will turn out all right. If we don’t find ourselves taking that wrong turn down the path that we thought… Continue reading Knowledge: Bondage or Freedom?
Seductive Law Mistress
She slowly walks into the room. Smiling at no one, and everyone at the same time. Running soft smooth fingers over the spotless surfaces, her sparkling clean fingernails reflect the pure absence of dirt. Politely she speaks. Quietly she sits. Silently seductively she cinches her collar tight. Purposefully she pulls at hem of her skirt,… Continue reading Seductive Law Mistress