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Cycle of Bondage

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By Andrew C McDonaldPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
Cycle of Bondage
Photo by Maria Vlasova on Unsplash

Young, impressionable

You got into my head

Whispered of sinful delights

To be found in your bed

But your caresses were delivered

By a cat of nine tails

Your molten nibbling kisses

Left bloody crimson trails

My every ecstatic pain filled moan

Every tiny little quiver

Caused you to experience nirvana

As your tense body would shiver

Ecstasy, bliss, pain

Inextricably entwined

Each scar on my body

A trophy enshrined

Finally I broke and ran

Tried to discover a gentler way

Yet in my deepest thoughts

Your malice still holds sway

My every new lover

Tender, sweet, attentive

When delving deeper

Becomes afraid, apprehensive

No matter how hard I try

To escape your legacy of pain

My soul cries out for blood

Maybe I’m insane

Mental Health

About the Creator

Andrew C McDonald

Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.

https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp

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