I<\/p>\n
once sat in your lap<\/p>\n
dragged my fingers across your face<\/p>\n
hooked a thumb on your lip<\/p>\n
then left<\/p>\n
you<\/p>\n
alone in the dark<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
insist<\/p>\n
that you don\u2019t drink in the morning<\/p>\n
or go out at night<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
demand that<\/p>\n
your bow your body to mine, yet<\/p>\n
remain<\/p>\n
a pillar I can lean against<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a question about<\/p>\n
Singularity<\/p>\n
and duplicity<\/p>\n
and our pieces that fit or fall apart<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u201cThe one who cares the least in a relationship has all the power.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
From the outside that looks like you<\/p>\n
and I\u2019m the one standing<\/p>\n
with a hole in my chest<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
But you forbade me to play games with anyone else<\/p>\n
I felt guilty, and pleased<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s more ways to kill a cat than choking him with cream\u201d<\/p>\n
(said Rudyard Kipling)<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
bend to the system<\/p>\n
You\u2019re a subjective anarchist<\/p>\n
reflecting pluralities of meaning<\/p>\n
offering alternative options<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I bow to the Prime Minister<\/p>\n
even though I don\u2019t like him<\/p>\n
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