Men With Chains

Men with chains
Come on the lips of kisses
Vibrating warmth and passion
Kindness that lights the heart
With feelings alive, pouring out
Tender hope over the thoughts

Men with chains
Clinging together, preparing
To lock the locks
Turn the keys to the prison
Of dark longings

Men with chains
Quivering rage on the sullen embraces
Of blazing rage, piercing 
Her dreams with a custody
That clips her wings

Men with chains
Remind her why she needs
She cries – she tries
To remember why
Beneath a black eye

Men with chains
Shadow even the heart
With storms, assaulting
The spirit’s deafening silence
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Agustin Avatar
March 7, 2022 at 6:51 AM
Congrats! Thanks for sharing this: reality-enlightening and wisdom-filled, worthy of reflection. Thanks likewise for my placement in your recently-judged contest. God bless you.
Dietrich Avatar
March 6, 2022 at 11:37 AM
So intense and hard hitting, Regina. BIG congrats on your win
Seeker Avatar
February 9, 2022 at 6:03 PM
Domestic violence. What makes women (sometimes men too) trauma bond? Dependence … maybe financial or emotional. Fear.
Hankins Avatar
February 9, 2022 at 2:04 PM
Gina, I enjoyed this one very much. It certainly was different from most of your writing. I'm glad to see you branching out, because you are sooooo talented! Nice writing.
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