Safe And Sound

all safe and sound
gagged and bound in the customary way
straining hard at the leash
trying to make some time to play

betting that i'd find space within your arms
cutting me dead accentuates your charms
i wish that i'd lost tonight
instead i've won - but what's the prize?

so bizarre, it's a life of padded cells
and cotton wool
and at the gate is a kind of sharp and melancholy cool

i'm trying to keep a grip on this disguise
selling myself so short, to your delight

sun, sea, and sky
a hell of a way to scrape through for
you, he, and I


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