Who Holds The Keys

I could feel your warm smile
I could see your arms around me
I could hear the twinkle in your eyes
And touch your breath
Such a strange peace has fallen between us
After years of aggressive banter
Back and forth like a tug of war
Heels dug in and locked horns

I can smell your body heat
Sense the motion of your movements behind me
And there's no tension no threat
Still that smirk glides across your lips
Like a fiendish imp
Sneaking up on me from the side
And it makes me smile

Like a couple of children
Meeting for the first time
Or like a summer breeze
Dancing across my face
But more like a lover's gentle coaxing
A strange and curious seduction
Spinning me into a web of fantasy

We approach each other
No longer guarded, barely hanging on to caution
I can hardly control my excitement
But you tease with self restraint
And it makes me laugh
A practical joker though, I don't get the punch line

So much time wasted in bickering anguish
Promise you'll stay my warden, promise to be my keeper
And I'll obey your every command
And I will jump at the wave of your hand

I will submit as you want me
If you will keep kind your domination
Allow me the token abandon but steady my hand
And I will give to you that challenge
I will continue to defy you
It's that fight that wins you over

I know you love me
Though you're affection feels like a collar of thorns
Wrapped around my neck
With you holding that leash
The jabbing needles burning me
Spurring me on

But I know you care because you have to
Not much choice for you there
You are my sentinel, my prison guard
And I am your precious nightmare