Consensual Control

Deliberate on the extent of your consensual control
A matrimonial vow to obey can collar your freedom
Rules must be set before you play a role

There is nothing wrong with a submissive soul
If the servile one masters their character’s craft
Deliberate on the extent of your consensual control

A famine of fear between the two players is the goal
Tethered by a mutual commitment to the game
Rules must be set before you play a role

Shackled to your spouse can take its toll
A high pain tolerance can help the bond last
Deliberate on the extent of your consensual control

Can you be their ‘Puppy,’ or at times their ‘Troll;’
Showered with kisses then emotionally ignored?
Rules must be set before you play a role

This game of life doesn’t have to be dull
Just know your limits and always remember—
Deliberate on the extent of your consensual control
Rules must be set before you play a role

Elemental Transformation

Her ever focus on the floor, her omission of opinion,
She was as talc or gypsum;
Fragile from his scoffs at other women her size,
And her lack of education.
Temperature—
Her attention averted to their unplanned newborn,
Only two hands to take care of the boy.
Ignoring the quiet whispers of condemnation;
The girl’s tenacity growing as obsidian.
Pressure—
Closest kin instantly her accepting allies;
A parish of parents.
Encouraged by this entourage,
Her textural transformation becomes crystalline.
Association of new elements—
Making decisions for her little family,
A gem has formed.
Polished by tumbling and getting back up;
Valuable and desired.
Refined.