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Friday, February 7, 2025

The Blue Vineyard Of Voo Shining Stone: Marching For You

The Blue Vineyard Of Voo Shining Stone: Marching For You: Someday We'll All Be Free  by Donnie Hathaway Marching For You We marched because we had ...

I Dreamed I Was a Slave Girl

 

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I Dreamed I Was a Slave Girl


I dreamed I was a slave girl
Kneeling at your feet
Occasionally you glanced at me
With a smile not sour nor sweet.

I didn't know what I should do
I didn't know how to act
I tried to give my heart to you
But you just threw it back.

I learned the slave girl dances
I was schooled in slave girl charms
I was told that if I learned to please
I would soon be in your arms.

Though you barely looked upon me
And ignored my foreign face
But if I stumbled in my duties
You would put me in my place.

Each night I danced before you
As you ate your evening meal
But I never knew if you were pleased
Your heart I could not feel.

I danced in veils of silken threads
With belly bared and taut
With bells around my ankles
And wondered what you thought.

But I was never summoned
To your palace chamber door
I tried so hard to give my best
But you never asked for more.

And then one night I threw myself
Down on my bed to sleep
And swore I cared for you no more
And no more for you would weep.

I no longer tried to catch your eye
But flirted with your brothers
Dancing far away from you
And closer to the others.

I twirled my silks around them
As I danced to beating drums
They begged for my attention
And I coyly gave them some.

I fed them grapes and poured their wine
I kissed their fevered brow
I never looked your way again
But you looked my way now.

One night you reached your royal hand
Out to summon me
But I danced away out of your reach
And darted away free.

Then later when the house was quiet
I was summoned by a slave
I told him that I could not come
And no excuse I gave.

I lay all night in darkness
Wondering my fate
They told me I would surely die
If my master, did forsake.

For a fortnight I was left alone
Not knowing what you'd do
But then one night, your servant came
Saying "He has need of you."

I bathed, perfumed and oiled myself 
Dressed in my finest silk
Adorned my body in jewels that gleamed
Against skin pale as milk.

And I let myself be led away
To your rooms by candle light
And then prostrated myself before
My master there that night.

For minutes there was no sound at all
No movement nor a word
And then you said the strangest thing
That I was not sure I had heard.

You raised my face up to your face
And kissed my trembling hand
"You are a woman before me now
And I am just a man."

I didn't know what I should do
Or what words I should say
What trick is this, I wondered
What game is this you play?

I frowned at you and raised a brow
As you went down upon your knee
"My queen, I am your slave tonight
Feel free to command me."

My heart raced wild within my breast
I thought it was a dream
I didn't know if I should laugh
Or run away and scream.

 "I don't know..." I started
But you hushed me with a kiss
"So long, you've driven me mad and now
Look, it has come to this."

"And what is this?" I queried
"I've tried hard to bring delight."
"No game, sweet slave, true joy you gave
"Now, dance for me tonight."

And I knelt and contemplated
As your musicians gathered there
Waiting for my dance to start
As I trembled 'neath your stare.

Then a boldness came upon me
Like a tigress running wild
No more a timid slave girl
No more so meek and mild.

I danced for you with pleasure
I danced for you to see
How much I'd always loved you
Now I knew you wanted me.

Your eyes narrowed with your wanting,
Your body losing it's control
I danced till I was satisfied
That my soft hands held your soul.

And I fell down before you
As the night turned into dawn
And the candles all were melted wax
And the musicians all were gone.

Then I stood up and with my eyes
Commanded you to be
King, no more, Master, no more
But servant unto me.

And you let me lead you by the hand
To the bed of paradise
A slave girl who loved her master so......
But a Queen now in your eyes.




©By  Voo Shining Stone
11/15/19





Poem based upon an actual dream I had just had.
It was.....uh... well, it was....steamy. 
I hope I did it justice  👄💋💘


Friday, January 31, 2025

The Guilty Run

 














The Guilty Run


The guilty run

Out of  fear

Out of spite

Run from the sun

To the covering 

Of night


The guilty run

From the face 

Of  the truth

Seducing the innocent

While appearing

Aloof


The guilty run

From the healing

Of love

Revering the raven

Reviling

The dove


They don't know surrender

They only know

Pride

Maintaining vainglory

While

Dying inside


The guilty run

Till they cannot run more

Like oceans of anger

That will run out of shore

With enemies a-plenty

Without friends and good graces


The guilty keep running

Though nobody chases

The guilty keep running

Though nobody chases.



© by Voo Shining Stone

1/31/2025