Do As Daddy Says

Welcome back to the repeating miracle. Snap my fingers and start the show. Just to go where I don’t have to tell you because you already know what to do. But half the fun, maybe not exactly half, but a lot is knowing how, and why and who, but not knowing when my voice will direct you. Do as I say, don’t move an inch. Just hold your breath and focus on mine. Keep your hands at your side. You have no control this time is mine. Why must everything I love hurt you so much? Soft and fair. No one else can see you now. Slow down. Go a little faster now. I see you bring me everything. I see it all laid on the floor, spread on the bed and tucked beside the bible, inside the nightstand drawer. I see you more than you could dream in your wildest dreams. I choke the neck and see your tongue dart out between your perfect teeth. Bad girls bad girls: what you gonna do? What you gonna do when I come for you? Good girls good girls: what you gonna do? What you gonna do when I pray for you? Ever seen a man on fire? Ever seen a horse run free? Ever hope for something so hard for so long, that you’re willing to die on your knees? Well that’s me.