Someone To Watch Over Me

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How to treat a good man

He should be treasured. He should be held in the highest esteem and respect.

Give him attention. Listen to him when he speaks. Listen just as closely when he is silent.

Ask him what he needs from you. What you can do for him.

Give him your time, your presence, your courtesy.

If he has never given any reason for you to doubt him, then don’t LOOK for things to doubt.

Be his pleasure. Don’t try to cause him pain.

Don’t test him, to see if he is “just like all the others”. Had an ex that hurt you? Yeah, we all have. He probably has too. Don’t treat him like its the fault of all men.

Treat him like a king.

Put effort into him.

Show him you’re worthy of how he treats you.

Give him a damned break.

Be at his side.

Give him reason to smile. To laugh. To feel good.

Take care of him.

If he’s a good man, and you want to be with him, be a good woman.

 

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[Nzerxx]

There is a courtyard...beneath our hotel window.

meet me under the umbrella
I will have coffee waiting for you
black and hot.

I'll be drinking tea with honey
wearing that red sundress
you like so well
dangly earrings tickling my neck
every time I move
my hair up in a messy twist

still warm from our bed
my scalp still tingling
from when you pulled
my head back to kiss me
your lips on fire
demanding
eager
impatient

my tingling scalp
a sweet reminder
of all that came after that kiss

I shift in my chair
under the umbrella​

There you are...
good morning, luv.

Absolutely stunning

 

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He pulls me tight and kisses me hard
He checks on me late in the night
".... did you sleep?"
".... have you had anything to eat?"
".... are you safe?"
".... are you okay?"
"I worry about you darling"

as he kisses my forehead
and tucks a blanket around me
smoothing a stray lock of hair behind my ear.

He watches over me every day. in every way. with tenderness and love.

 

[Davesmith42]

How to treat a good man

He should be treasured. He should be held in the highest esteem and respect.

Give him attention. Listen to him when he speaks. Listen just as closely when he is silent.

Ask him what he needs from you. What you can do for him.

Give him your time, your presence, your courtesy.

If he has never given any reason for you to doubt him, then don’t LOOK for things to doubt.

Be his pleasure. Don’t try to cause him pain.

Don’t test him, to see if he is “just like all the others”. Had an ex that hurt you? Yeah, we all have. He probably has too. Don’t treat him like its the fault of all men.

Treat him like a king.

Put effort into him.

Show him you’re worthy of how he treats you.

Give him a damned break.

Be at his side.

Give him reason to smile. To laugh. To feel good.

Take care of him.

If he’s a good man, and you want to be with him, be a good woman.

Can I say that sounds nice.

 

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Lounging together, your head in my lap
as you kiss the back of my hand
making me laugh,
a happiness
that reaches deep into my soul.

These moments of intimacy
when you lean on me
my heart is warmed
as I serve as your safe place

And yet...
even as you rest your head on my thigh
your love envelopes me
and in this moment
I know
you will always
watch over me.

 

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Afterward, you sleep
and my hands gossip with me,
they tell me they touched you
where your flesh folds
and I kiss them for the news;
they bring me a free strand
they found spooling in your hair
and tell me it has your scent
and I agree, it does.

They come to me breathless
from the sweet ladders
where your hips become ribs…
they want me to come with them
to explore a temple of curves,
but I stay, I stay with you and listen
to them gossip up and down,
telling me everything,
everything they see.

- Peregrine

 

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"Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made,
or by dark images you hold about yourself.
They remember your beauty when you feel ugly;
your wholeness when you are broken;
your innocence when you feel guilty;
and your purpose when you are confused."

— Alan Cohen

 

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[Raven6766]

How to treat a good man

He should be treasured. He should be held in the highest esteem and respect.

Give him attention. Listen to him when he speaks. Listen just as closely when he is silent.

Ask him what he needs from you. What you can do for him.

Give him your time, your presence, your courtesy.

If he has never given any reason for you to doubt him, then don’t LOOK for things to doubt.

Be his pleasure. Don’t try to cause him pain.

Don’t test him, to see if he is “just like all the others”. Had an ex that hurt you? Yeah, we all have. He probably has too. Don’t treat him like its the fault of all men.

Treat him like a king.

Put effort into him.

Show him you’re worthy of how he treats you.

Give him a damned break.

Be at his side.

Give him reason to smile. To laugh. To feel good.

Take care of him.

If he’s a good man, and you want to be with him, be a good woman.

Women should remember this as good men are difficult to find.

 

[angelofthenorth]

 

[cascadiabound]

"I shall always decide not to decide, unless of course I decide to change my mind."

a fickle quote and a quote chosen by a fickle mind.
unclear in thought and word,
assumptions abounding
leading to distress and mess
all unnecessary...

be plain
say what you mean
do not hide your intent or your position
wielding power without empathy
in the middle of the night
when there can be no recourse
to the decision you have made
impulsively
deciding for others
robbing them of their voice
the voice of a child
strangled for so long
seeking merely to be consoled
not to create chaos
or distress
though this is all that has been sewn.

Old pain now bleeds
raw and ugly
frayed instead of soothed.
a pity really.

heartless assumptions
blamed and shamed
biting my tongue
crying in secret
behind closed doors
as others vent openly
and have tantrums
I hide in plain sight.

 

[Zillda]

How to treat a good man

He should be treasured. He should be held in the highest esteem and respect.

Give him attention. Listen to him when he speaks. Listen just as closely when he is silent.

Ask him what he needs from you. What you can do for him.

Give him your time, your presence, your courtesy.

If he has never given any reason for you to doubt him, then don’t LOOK for things to doubt.

Be his pleasure. Don’t try to cause him pain.

Don’t test him, to see if he is “just like all the others”. Had an ex that hurt you? Yeah, we all have. He probably has too. Don’t treat him like its the fault of all men.

Treat him like a king.

Put effort into him.

Show him you’re worthy of how he treats you.

Give him a damned break.

Be at his side.

Give him reason to smile. To laugh. To feel good.

Take care of him.

If he’s a good man, and you want to be with him, be a good woman.

I know that I've tried to be a good woman. If you think you've found a good man, treat him well and hope and pray that he actually is a good man.