Suddenly
she realises
her pulse racing
her heart pounding
her mouth dry
her thoughts tumbling
over themselves
dangerously
that she
is the one he wants
that she
is his fantasy.
.
.
© the author writing as Romantic Dominant
Art by Michael Liepke
Written a year ago. Yet sometimes relevant.
The things you do not do
when an opportunity arises
you will never do.
Because similar opportunities
are never quite the same
and the original opportunity
will never come again.
.
.
© the author writing as Romantic Dominant
Art by Emilii Wilk
Butterfly Net
.
She reads him avidly
hungrily
looking for patterns
for answers
for hints
for clues
for oxygen to fuel
the breathless possibility
that she might be ‘she’
.
Meanwhile
he chases her soul
with a butterfly net
spun from the best
of his words
to capture her
completely.
.
.
© the author writing as Romantic Dominant
Art by Pieter Wagemans
This is not new – posted two years ago at least. But I still have the butterfly net somewhere.
I will not be held
responsible
or accountable
or answerable
or culpable.
Nor will I
apologize
or feel guilty
or accept liability
or be judged
or even damned
for all the
dark
delicious
decadent
dirty things
I do to you
in my dreams.
.
.
© the author writing as Romantic Dominant
Art by Steve Hanks
From a distance
across oceans
borders
mountains
cities
I will lay
your hands
upon you.
In your touch
I will be a lover
a poet
your Master
a stranger
the devil
a holy man.
I will be the name
in your mouth
the cry
on your lips.
.
.
© the author writing as Romantic Dominant
Art by Marcos Beccari
(Written a year ago)
Tonight
when I dream
of paradise
there will be pirates
and thieves
full sails
and deep seas
tall ships
and mutiny
adventure
and destiny.
Tonight
when I dream
of paradise
you will be
the treasure
I am buried in.
.
.
© the author writing as Romantic Dominant
Art (I believe) by Vincent Tanguay (Saint-Genesis). Please let me know if I am mistaken.
The girl in the photograph
The girl in the photograph
is swagger and poise
shyness and hope
uncertainty and strength
The girl in the photograph
is desire and fear
softness and style
fantasy and real
The girl in the photograph
is hunger and joy
knowledge and warmth
rebellion and love
The girl in the photograph
is danger and sex
promise and dreams
intelligence and wild
The girl in the photograph
is not mine
but I wish
she was
.
.
© the author writing as Romantic Dominant
The photograph here is the stunning English actress Felicity Jones (a long-term crush), and was taken by Mark Abrahams for © GQ Magazine in 2014. Since I posted this a while back she has found much deserved fame in the Star Wars franchise. The poem is not about her.
This is not one of my new ones – I think I first posted it three years ago, but I hope you enjoy. Sometimes I see a girl in a photograph…..
