The Echoes of Obedient Behaviour

I am nurtured by the goddesses
of this hostile planet.

We share that secret
- the uninvited penetration
and layers of shame
that form over the years

This little boy
met the devil
in his backyard.

"Put that in your mouth," he said.
"Or you might get in trouble."

I did what I was told
- children are taught to obey their elders.

And trouble still found me.

Even though desire and lust
rolls through me like a raging river,
I am still a patient passenger
never to make a move.

Admiring from my fractured perspective
I will find comfort when invited.

In this shell,
you will never find a decisive, take-charge kind of guy.

Permission is everything.