Puckered skin, raised high with irritation
I want to see blood tonight.
Whistling tunes and silent croons
Thin leather dancing in the moonlight.

Encircled, enclosed, enveloped, protected
Asphyxiation is barely a concern.
Claimed, owned, treasured, coveted, needed
In fact, it ignites me, good lord, I burn.

Neck, wrists, ankles; you wouldn't understand-
Security isn't tangible for most.
Hair, nape, knees; wordless, silent command-
Never made for a 'benevolent' host.

Heavy and wooden, regal, polished to a glisten
Anticipation and heady floods of endorphins.
Pain comes in forms: blunt, sharp, under the surface
Not a single one of those fail to make the body anxious.

There are words to be said that contain more THC than marijuana
More nicotine than a cigar, a greater high than *******.
There are words to be said that shoot electricity up the spine,
Shiver pleasure down the nerves, and overtake the brain.

There is a doubled band of leather with nickel accents
With black lambskin and white embellishments.
There is a double band of leather that wraps so comfortably.
There is a double band of leather for me.