Snap the twig

Canyon and valley
Yield to crimson rage
Following the branching twist
Build pleasure from necessity
Take beyond measure
Reap beyond words
A broken rule unleash a demon
And in the silence burn

Dating rules

I dislike the rule when dating to not talk about sexual stuff.  Why not cut out my tongue too? That rule precludes me from talking about half of what I write and wipes away my two longest relationships which started and were bound up in sex. I can’t talk about BDSM. For obvious reasons. I know there is a world of other things but sex is my touchstone. Talking about it makes me comfortable. Weird right? I guess we could talk about books? Or music, though not (redacted).  Those are things and I can talk about them. It’s just not natural for me to.  I know it is strange that the guy who is bored with casual sex wants to talk about sex, but not really. I mean how do you think I became bored with it?  I don’t know.  Maybe I’m just bad at small talk.  Talk serious with me.

A thing that I say.3

I always say, I don’t take what is not freely given.  What does this mean? I only say it to people I’m dating and generally on the second date.  The first is a feeling out. My, often bizarre, rules can get in the way of that.  So on the second date I’ll say it.  And I mean this, informed consent is the only way I play.  I will ask before I kiss you or you may kiss me.  I will ask before I will touch you. I will be assured of your enthusiastic consent before and during any sexual activity.  If you want to lay out ground rules where I don’t have to ask or use the color codes even better.  This generally leads into a discussion of my primary rule: Do not betray.  My word, once given is inviolable. And I consider rape, physical or mental, to be the ultimate act of betrayal.  Thus my rules.  I have good reason to codify things. Ask me if you wish.

My rules for my submissive

Rule 1
You will follow orders in the spirit of not the letter to which they are given. Asking for clarification one time is allowed.

Rule 2
You will greet me with a deep kiss, whenever you enter the room I am in.

Rule 3
I will pick out at least one article of clothing that you will wear that day. If you are not with me, you will call me and ask.

Rule 4
You will wear your seatbelt whenever you drive or ride in a vehicle. If I am driving, I will buckle you in. You will wait while I do this without speaking.

Rule 5
If a seat by my side is not available, then you will sit on my lap.

Other rules are individual to the relationship with my submissive. These 5 are my standard. I prefer to give orders rather than establish rules. Though over time, consistent orders can become rules.

Note: I am not with anyone right now.

Monsters

I’m attracted to the damaged ones. The broken people. When I am with them, I try to fill them with love and beauty. Give them space to grow and be free. But it is not altruism that attracts me. It is like blood on the water.

And much as I struggle against my darker desires, I am a wolf. So the tattered innocence, the broken virtue, the lied to, the betrayed, they draw me near. I can see into the broken places and I desire to cuddle up next to them.

It is the monster in my heart. One I would rather die than allow freedom. I’ve caged it round with rules and obligations. Made it serve me. Hopefully it is enough.

Rules

Rules
1. Never engage in betrayal
(slew of subrules defining what this constitutes,  but if I encounter a new situation I will decide within 5 minutes whether this rule applys)
2. Serve your cause(s) to the best of your ability.
3. Do what is correct(not right or good) without regard to personal consequence.  In each moment there is a correct action.
4. Love and sex are not the same thing.  Sex(in all its forms) should always be in the service of love.
5. Respect the autonomy and ability of others.  Never assume that they need help unless they ask for help.
6. If someone asks for help, do so as much as the other rules allow.
7. If betrayal occurs against you and yours(friends, family, tribe),  the only rule that applies is #3.