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I As darkness cannot exist without light Or pleasure without pain Without submission there can be no Dominance As night cannot exist without day Or child without mother Without Dominance there can be no submission In strength, there is weakness In surrender, there is control Separate, but entwined Incomplete, but whole Two sides of one coin Existing together In balance and harmony II A bird Is born with feathered wings But must still be shown how to fly Through guidance and patience Trial and error Missteps and corrections With firmness and love So the Master teaches the servant Never imposing One’s will But nurturing the submission That always dwelled within III Do not cower in fear; Lower your head to please Do not be gagged into silence; Stay quiet out of respect Do not let bindings leave you helpless; Keep still because it is wished Do not be tethered at One’s side; Have nowhere else you want to be Do not be submissive against your will; Be a servant of choice IV In chains, you may find release Held captive, you may be freed Though bound to the Earth You may take flight Soar ever higher Restrained but limitless Under the guidance of another You may find yourself at last V A slack leash May create the illusion of freedom But is still attached To a collar VI To dance, One must lead Or both partners remain still The Dominant is dominant Out of a yearning to lead The submissive is submissive Out of a yearning to be led And though One leads And the other follows The two perform a single dance VII A Dominant no more controls the submissive Than a mariner controls the sea The waters may be rough Or the waters may be calm One can only guide the rudder Set a course Provide direction But whether the ship capsizes Or enjoys smooth sailing Will be decided by the tide VIII Iron shackles, leather straps Links of chain and lengths of rope May all keep the body still But heartstrings are the strongest bonds A wooden paddle will sting the flesh But cannot tame the spirit Harsh words cut twice as deep As any lash Silence will cut even deeper IX To be Dominant is to know submission To be submissive is to know Dominance One has no reflection where no mirror exists Without water a fish cannot swim Every child is born To a mother and a father To a man and a woman Part of both Yet neither A boy with his mother’s eyes Still sees the world as a boy would A girl with her Daddy’s temperament Is still His baby girl |