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The Governess
“I dream with my hands clasped behind my back.”
—Charles
soft skin meets
rough leather
meets shocked skin
snapped awake
sparks burst their way
into closed eyes
behind masked faces -
connecting, igniting
soaring, reaching;
a very fine greeting
how do you do?
sting, soothe, pet, croon
turned up corners
on sly mouths
feasting at shy mounds;
reminding them both
it’s just a game
the winner yet decided
both aware
there will be no loser
—Charles
soft skin meets
rough leather
meets shocked skin
snapped awake
sparks burst their way
into closed eyes
behind masked faces -
connecting, igniting
soaring, reaching;
a very fine greeting
how do you do?
sting, soothe, pet, croon
turned up corners
on sly mouths
feasting at shy mounds;
reminding them both
it’s just a game
the winner yet decided
both aware
there will be no loser
Published 26th Oct 2020
Author's Note
Based on The Petticoat Dominant, or The Woman’s Revenge by M. Le Compte Du Bouleau, published 1898
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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26th Oct 2020 3:01am
26th Oct 2020 2:30pm
Thank you, Daisy! I always gets the happiest champagne bubbles in my periphery from your comments. I adore them, and you 💜.
26th Oct 2020 6:22am
26th Oct 2020 2:31pm
26th Oct 2020 12:30pm
Very nice, Luna! I haven't read it, but judging the timeframe of the work, I bet it's fabulous.
26th Oct 2020 2:38pm
It definitely puts most of the erotica written in this century to shame in terms of taste and texture. Less is more...until it isn’t lol. Thank you for reading and for your support, Ahavati 💜.
26th Oct 2020 2:42pm
26th Oct 2020 2:50pm
This is really fabulous erotica. It's just enough without being too much. Thoroughly enjoyed reading.
26th Oct 2020 3:06pm
Having written my fair share of poems inspired by books and movies, you nailed this. I want to read the book now. As for the poem itself, it fires up imaginings in the mind's dark same as those sparks bursting, giving us glimpses of the coming attractions in each flaring.
26th Oct 2020 9:12pm
Whew.
And where do we get a scholarship for this?
Luna, I could read classy poetry like this all day ... that is, if I wasn't spent by nine o'clock in the morning everyday .....
And where do we get a scholarship for this?
Luna, I could read classy poetry like this all day ... that is, if I wasn't spent by nine o'clock in the morning everyday .....
26th Oct 2020 9:14pm
According to the story, you’ve got to misbehave to be sent to the Governesses (there are two, oh my!), something I’m sure you can have taken care of by 8:30am, Mary 😉.
26th Oct 2020 9:46pm
26th Oct 2020 8:17pm
Not only has your voice grown in confidence and full dimensions, but I see you venturing into varying perspectives. I'm very proud of you.
26th Oct 2020 9:15pm
I found it quite satisfying, playing the voyeur. I’ll definitely be trying this again. Thank you, Daniel 💜.
27th Oct 2020 3:36am
Dear L,
And here’s me out of cigarettes! Phew! This was smokin’ hot yet eloquently naughty. It’s good to be bad and you are quite the mistress of this genre as well as all the others you write about. Your poems are always a treat to read and devour. H🌷
And here’s me out of cigarettes! Phew! This was smokin’ hot yet eloquently naughty. It’s good to be bad and you are quite the mistress of this genre as well as all the others you write about. Your poems are always a treat to read and devour. H🌷
27th Oct 2020 4:40am
