I only want to slip, silently into the crook of your arm,
slip into unconsciousness, love me
silence me, don't let me speak
or shout or fight with you.
I only want to be submissive, show you
I can be your passive
quiet, small, yet lustful mistress.

I only want to pass a peaceful night,
will you cover my mouth and stop the breathing,
the beating, the anger?
I only want to breathe your name
into your deafened ears, unresponsive
to tears and words of war but open
to the sounds of lust the way I open for your body.