I see myself reflected in your eyes;
in them, I am bound.
A smirk, a taunt,
a red flush of pride lost-
I offer to you everything of me.
No control save that which you bestow,
no self that is not pleasing to you,
hush. Hush, for my words have not been requested.
In the satin darkness, I feel your eyes weighing me.
Careful balance between humility and humiliation,
between my self and Your self which is me,
a moment of fear-
Worthy?
Could I reclaim the unnecessary, to put myself back together? Are those pieces even me anymore? If I lose you, am I lost?
What if I'm not-
A whisper of soft reassurance, and I swell. I am yours. My self.
My self. I am yours.
The balance sways and ceases, and I am whole.
I am yours.
"Pride"
in them, I am bound.
A smirk, a taunt,
a red flush of pride lost-
I offer to you everything of me.
No control save that which you bestow,
no self that is not pleasing to you,
hush. Hush, for my words have not been requested.
In the satin darkness, I feel your eyes weighing me.
Careful balance between humility and humiliation,
between my self and Your self which is me,
a moment of fear-
Worthy?
Could I reclaim the unnecessary, to put myself back together? Are those pieces even me anymore? If I lose you, am I lost?
What if I'm not-
A whisper of soft reassurance, and I swell. I am yours. My self.
My self. I am yours.
The balance sways and ceases, and I am whole.
I am yours.
"Pride"