And they were both only alive
when the other existed

You see, I am a dog
loyal to the end, overbearing in my love to be sure
when you beat me
for years I still roll over on my back
thinking a belly rub would fix the bruises
eventually though, a tail goes between the legs
and some amount of reluctance and fear is felt
even were a master the same for years on end
a dog may be loyal but not stupid

And you, well you are a cat
indifferent, solitary and self satisfying
knocking dishes off the counters
hopping down and not looking back
******* in a box, knowing someone else will clean up the mess
feed you, pamper you and when you feel like giving love, you will
quite possibly with claws extended and teeth bared, hissing

And this is why I am now a cat to your dog
do you get it?

One cackles harshly baring fangs while she feeds
on your dreams
the other screeching obscenities while he feeds
on your body
they are best friends to one another
cackling and screeching through the night
best friends
insomnia and anxiety

Finding in you
an antidote to mend my mangled being
collapse in sweet repose
a thought, girls tend to like gems
how is it then, you have remained unseen
in a mine have you hidden
or is the rest of the world blind
bah, no matter my scales cloud not mine eyes
for I found my cure
hidden or not
I discovered searching was not the answer
but waiting
and it came to me

Is it ******* or raw passion
that has my mind begging
to lie you down and let me devour
nothing more appeasing
than your moans and sighs
no thought to my own satisfaction
for an appetite is satiated in your ecstasy
it has me pondering though
repressed passion?
a control freak
or a pleaser?

Shouldn't this emotion be so familiar
that I'm numb
*disappointment