Arrest me

Erotic Poetry

Arrest me 
take me away 
and turn me over 

pat me down 
and search me 

interrogate 
and ask the hard questions 

don’t be gentle, 
who’s in charge after all? 
demand it all
the whole story 

watch out for my games and 
mind manipulation 

when you question me
press my mind 

if I resist 
persist 

until 
I 
crack 

Do 
not 
lack

the tenacity 
it takes 
to break
me open

at my edge
you’ll see the breaking point 

you’ll know your about to get
everything you need
from my shameless mouth

without remorse 
but plenty of force 

see me 
fold and weep 
at your mercy 

but firstly
here 

my hands 

escort me 

where you want me 

and let’s go 

---

The air changes, 
you don’t blink.

steel in your resolve, 
mirror to my soul, 

bolt my doors shut.
I reject your warning 

the map of my diversions,
the labyrinth of my why and how

I watched you burn the map
and walk through the fire

the pressure is a physical weight now,
a thumb pressed against the pulse of my ego

I try to deflect,
to twist the words,

slip through cracks and logic
a lifetime perfecting.

you don’t let go.

you persist.

a  no in my throat.
that won't float 

It’s a brittle shell
and I can hear it spidering 

a wall finally giving way
the snap
the crack, a sudden silence

look at me
there is no remorse in this weeping
only the absolute,

terrifying, beautiful 

freedom
of being found 

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Copyright: Vianne Armour