Is This Love?
Written in AABB
He called me his jewel, his reason for being
He showered me with praise to understand his meaning
I too would praise him, my life and body his
And the flesh became one, I thought in bliss
It was for him that I did what he pleased
It was him that in every movement I breathed
I did all things with his approval
All real gods who recieve homage are cruel
His hand came upon me for a slight in speech
With every strike, he continued to preach
I had failed and for this I would pay
Going forth, I tried, truly, to obey
I had taken too long and he was impatient
And his violence was upon me, his face complacent
He relished in my fear, I was his chosen
Fear is the most divine emotion
My gaze upon the floor, the pain a reminder
He cooed and cuddled me, his person much kinder
I shook in his arms, under his gaze
I felt his pride in himself as he smothered me in unearned praise
He was divine and son of the heavens
He relished in me and other worldy possessions
My pain was a show of his power, I, a creature of mud
Real gods require blood
They say love is madness and I believe it to be true
For how can you love someone, yet hate them too?
