Me – the ‘small print’

I wrote this five years ago. Since then I have gained new followers, and some may have missed it. I would hate readers to be under any illusions about the man and writer behind Romantic Dominant/Faded Romantic.

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Some followers on WordPress and Twitter are surprised and disappointed when I express political or general opinions, outside of what they ‘expect’ from me. A number unfollowed me today after my recent tweet mocking the ludicrous idea that more guns make for a safer society.

Rather than you all unfollow me in an untidy fashion as you realise that I am not quite what you expected, I have decided to post this ‘small print’ about me, so all those who wish to take offence at my beliefs can disappear at once. I am certain there is something in here to upset most people but I do feel obliged to come clean about the man behind the writer.

I am white, male, English and middle-aged.
I am a socialist.
I am an atheist.
I am not poor (or particularly rich) by UK standards, and certainly not poor by world standards.
I would rather live in a poor, caring, fair society than a rich, uncaring, unfair one.
I believe all lives, whoever, wherever, are equal.
I believe all human beings have a right to food, water, and shelter
I believe we are all responsible for the safety and well-being of the children of the world.
I abhor discrimination by race, country of origin, sex (in the widest possible sense), age, religion (even though I am an atheist) and I abhor discrimination due to (lack of) wealth or education.
I abhor misogyny and the oppression and abuse of women in all societies
I abhor discrimination against those who face mental or physical challenges, or who are simply not like the ‘norm’.
I believe it is totally unacceptable that 1% of the world’s population own 50% of the world’s wealth, and that the gap between rich and poor globally is widening.
I think capitalism without morality has failed the majority
I hate the cult of money, and also the cult of celebrity.
I despise fervent nationalism or tribalism because it seldom leads to good outcomes. Flags should be reserved for sporting events.

There is probably more, but I am as bored with writing this as you probably are with reading it. Those who have decided to leave have probably left. There is more about me here and here if you can be bothered.

Please exit quietly. Hopefully some will remain.

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© the author writing as Romantic Dominant/Faded Romantic

Art by Fabian Perez

 

Those which touched me – 2022

Those of you who have read me for a while will know I listen to a great deal of music. My tastes are broad, from rock to jazz, hip hop to blues, R&B to classical, opera to indie, and many genres in between. And I enjoy music from all over the world.

I listen to a lot of new albums, and these are my fifteen favourites from those released in 2022 that came to my attention. Each one, in its own way, excited, moved, touched, impressed and delighted me.

They are listed in the order I heard them. The three with asterisks are my favourites, with the Ezra Collective album definitely taking first spot.

Imarhan – Aboogi

Black Country, New Road – Ants from up There

Kojey Radical – Reasons to Smile

Rosalia – Motomami

*Kate Tempest – The Line is a Curve

Wet Leg – Wet Leg

Florence + The Machine – Dance Fever

Porridge Radio – Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky

Paulo Nutini – Last Night in the Bittersweet

*Gwenno – Tresor

Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under

The Big Moon – Here is Everything

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool it Down

Dry Cleaning – Stumpwork

*Ezra Collective – Where I’m meant to be

If you ever get a chance to listen to any of them, I hope you enjoy.

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Hungry taste

Oh to lay kisses

on your legs

from your elegant calves

to the soft skin

of your inner thighs,

parting your lips

and filling my mouth

with your hungry taste.

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© the author writing as Romantic Dominant/Faded Romantic

Art by Steve Hanks

 

Friendly ghosts

I like to think

the many ghosts

that share these

four hundred year old

ironstone walls

and shelter beneath

this grey slate roof

smile indulgently

at my romantic words

and my dark

dominant ways.

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© the author writing as Romantic Dominant/Faded Romantic

Written a few years ago. The ghosts are still friendly.

Photograph found on the internet, source unknown. If this is yours please let me know and I will remove or give credit.

 

Her own touch

Her own touch

is not his touch

but longing and lust

yearning and need

a dizzying desire

and a wild imagination

have made it so.

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© the author writing as Romantic Dominant/Faded Romantic

Not brand new, but true.

Art by Steve Hanks

 

Lust

What I feel for you

might be lust

but it is pure

unadulterated

creative

admiring

adoring

enduring

once-in-your-lifetime

lust.

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© the author writing as Romantic Dominant/Faded Romantic

Art by Aydemir Saidov

 

Unique

Do not allow yourself

to be defined

or guided

or labeled

or maligned

by your sexuality

your age

your birthplace

or your race

or the proud colour

of your face.

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Do not allow yourself

to be judged, measured

or explained

by the dead hand

of tradition

or by the racist misogyny

of religion

or by the empty

expectations

of others

and what they want

to see.

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For you

are you

and only you.

Unique

special

beautiful

and free.

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Never call me ‘ Daddy’

I do not expect

to be called

‘Master’

or ‘Sir’

unless

I have earned

your respect.

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But never

ever

ever

call me ‘Daddy’.

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© the author writing as Romantic Dominant/Faded Romantic

Art by Marina Marina

This post is a few years old, but forever true.

 

A thing of beauty

Their needs for sexual and emotional pleasure are opposite yet complementary.

One with a desire to own, to direct, to control, to nurture, to admire, to respect, to adore.

One with a desire to belong, to surrender, to please, to serve, to trust, to respect, to be adored.

It is the way they are. The way they are wired. The way they have always been.

And if they should engage, captivate, resonate

it is a thing of rare, exquisite, and erotic beauty.

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© the author writing as Romantic Dominant/Faded Romantic

Not new but true.

Art by William Oxer

 

The nature of it

It is the nature

of his dark

D/s religion.

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His to direct

hers to serve.

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His to teach

hers to learn.

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His to own

hers to belong.

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Theirs to adore

and be adored.

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© the author writing as Romantic Dominant/Faded Romantic

Posted before, yet always true.

Art by Antonio Macedo