I should like to tie you up
    So you have only one choice
That choice is trusting me
Giving me control
    Over your pleasure and passion
That would be my pleasure
In that
I do not feel that I have a choice
It is my responsibility
To make you mine
To want your all
To feel your all
To take care of you
To protect you

You will let me
Show my strength
My power
My dominance

My love

Without you
I have nothing

I may ask of you
To give control to me
But your hands are upon my heart
And that is where true control lies

I am your man

You fell in love with my poetry
But does that mean you know how to love me?
Have you ever loved a poet before?
Do you understand it may take a little more?

We see things more vivid than most people do
We may seem distant sometimes
Because we are

Lost in our thoughts or daydreams
Beautiful things will sometimes make us cry
I am telling you this so you don't have to wonder why

If you love a poet
You must not be the jealous type
If you ever plan to make a poet your wife

Our poetry is for everyone, not just you
This is something you must understand
If you want a poet to be your man

Sometimes our words will come out better on paper
Than when we are speaking to you
Sometimes we still might feel alone
No matter what you say or do

Do you really understand what it takes to love a poet?
Do not let our words intimidate you or expect to heal our scars
Just accept us for the beautiful souls we are

We will love you like no other
And the way we will show it will leave you smitten
We will again and again proclaim it through the poems we've written

When you love a poet
Each kiss will be a masterpiece
Each embrace will be the first and last

When you love a poet
They will be a puzzle
And you will be a puzzle piece

You wanted more
Even when you had it all
Your greed made you ungrateful
And you took your blessings for granted

You pushed your friends and family away
Replacing them instead with temporary friendships
Knowing they would never last
You made your relationships disposable
And tossed lovers aside

When you were told to get help
You couldn't swallow your pride
You didn't even go home when your mother died

You felt guilty because you knew she was sick
But couldn't find the time to call or visit
Because your schedule didn't allow it
You didn't try to make amends
You blamed everyone else

The last thing you took for granted was your health
By the time it was fleeting
You had no support left to give you strength
All you had left was your wealth
Everyone else had moved on
And already considered you gone

Even though you had it all
You tossed it aside
All alone is how you died

When everything hurts and you're broken inside
Where do you run
When there's nowhere to hide?
Who do you call when you can't even talk?
The tears mumble up your words
The judge and jury
Of your broken hopes and dreams
Have found you guilty of being human
Worn and weary
Your soul is tired of fighting
Your eyes are tired of crying
The reality of what has been lost is horrifying
Inside, broken dreams linger
Where will you go to pick up the pieces?
Will you ever forgive yourself?

Each time you speak to me
You have an opportunity
To lift me up or knock me down
To show me love or show me harm

Baby, you **** me
When you're angry and mad
Your pain you spread like a wildfire out of control
I keep getting burned
But I can't turn away from your fire

But baby, you lift me up
And inspire me to live and to love
When your heart is right and you're feeling nice
When your looks you give are of love and not vice
It is in my nature, for you I desire

No path will ever be easy when it comes to loving you
Because your fire burns brightly
And it cannot be contained
I am drawn to it like a moth to the flame

I am learning to play with the fire
I respect it because it is beautiful and powerful
Such is the beauty of your beast
My tolerance for the burn will ever increase

Poems for days
In an attempt to fix the things I've broken
Including myself, along the way

No one ever said it was going to be easy
And it hasn't been
Bad choices have been made
And bridges have been broken

Reality has been sobering
Sobriety has shown me reality

To all the people I've hurt over the years
Including myself
I must tell you that I apologize

I used to look for answers at the bottom of a bottle
Even though they didn't come
I kept trying and only complicated everything

It was about not taking responsibility
Not wanting to deal with my life and the losses I've experienced
The reality is
That's life
Most of it is out of our control

When you ride the wave
It will break eventually
You just gotta get back up and keep swimming
That's life