The Art of Being a Slave

[Daes]

I'm pretty sure this has been posted somewhere before, but I always feel centered and reminded of who I am when I come across it and simply wanted to share with anyone that hasnt read it since there are so many new faces here. Happy reading.

"A slave is a truly enraptured and enrapturing creature, capable of the greatest pain and the deepest passion. She is a temperamental creature, simultaneously fickle in her emotions, and fiercely, ferociously devoted in her affections. She is tumultuous and tempestuous, a mercurial maelstrom, and she knows no other way to be. If she could, she would not change, because, on some primeval level, she realizes that the death of her passion would be the death of her.

In truth, a slave is not simply the finest of all creatures; she is the epitome of all creatures. She combines strength and weakness, boldness and a certain shy innocence, languor and desperation; she is both cosmopolitan and naïve. Her nature is an amalgam of all that is passionate in any sense of the word. She is nothing without an owner, but in his arms, she is all things.

She is voracious and demanding, wanting nothing more, and certainly nothing less, than the absolute enslavement of the one she loves--the owner of her soul. She cannot be, will not be, and is incapable of being completely happy, until she knows to the very depths of her being that her owner is, in truth, owned by the reality of owning her. She longs for the completion of a partner in her own rapture and misery.

If you beat her, she will smile at you through her tears, because you have reaffirmed for her your ownership, your innate right to mistreat her if you please. If you kiss her, she will bite you, begging you with her passion to own her again, and more completely this time.

She is dangerous and daring. Self-preservation will never be her strong suit. She will beguile you to her last breath, knowing that without you, she cannot breathe at all. Her vulnerability will appall you with the knowledge that you could never-- would never-- allow anyone that close to you, and at the same time, arouse in you every protective instinct you posses, to see that no one ever ravages this state of her-- except you.

She will define her entire world by your moods, enchanting herself with them, until she has internalized them so completely that a single look from you can bring her to laughter, or to tears, or to orgasm, or to suicide. She will love you with an abandon that will leave you stunned.

She will worry you, and nag you; she will threaten and cajole. And she will do it because she is incapable of holding back from you, even though she knows that you will pay it all no immediate heed, because your attention is your whim. She will revel in your denial of her pleasure. It only confirms her own desire.

But do not be misled. She is clever and she is fleet, and she will give you all you can handle and more. She knows her own value, and is not afraid to demand repayment in kind. She is not for the faint of heart, body, mind or resolve. She will tax your every breath, your every thought, your every move. She is responsibility for something far greater than yourself and her independence in that will confound you.

Be wary, be attentive. Devastate her if you can, but know that she will only thank you for it if you do. And much to your consternation, she will politely, sweetly, touchingly beg you to do it again. And still she will want more.

But never destroy her adoration for you by withholding your own. Never give her cause to doubt it, because if you do, she will exact retribution and it will be the greatest agony you have ever known. She will withdraw from you. She will take her love and walk away without hesitation, because she is enslaved only by her love for you, and without that love, your power over her is gone. She will leave you cold. And when she does, you will finally know that all along, you needed her too."

[gemmy]

I hadn't read that before, it's beautiful!

Thank you for sharing it

[crazy_grrluk]

smiles so true

[fairyjester]

I very much enjoyed that, thanks for posting it

[Ownedfyre (mm1)]

wow. beautiful.

[stripedangel]

That just about put me to tears. Thanks for sharing, Daes, very nice!

[thrall]

so the secret is out.......lol

[denuseri]

pure poetry sis, just wonderful

[~faerie~]

That was so very beautiful. Thank you for sharing

[Kevin100]

Very beautiful. That passage sums up everything. Just reading it made me feel like I had fallen in love all over again. It just describes all that draws me to a person and all that frustrates me. I wonder who wrote it.

Kevin100

[Bragi]

I had to read and re-read this piece...(plus I needed My dictionary to look up a dozen or more words)...it was an eye opener...now I see why My relationship with Alex has always been missing something...that key ingredient...I know what I have to do...

and seriously...thank you for posting this piece

[Mr.FixIt]

I had to read and re-read this piece...(plus I needed My dictionary to look up a dozen or more words)...it was an eye opener...now I see why My relationship with Alex has always been missing something...that key ingredient...I know what I have to do...

and seriously...thank you for posting this piece

Bragi, I am dying to ask you what it is that you must do now, after reading this. But this bit of prose is like a peice of art--Everyone looks at it, takes it in, and derives their own meaning from it--and that's just plain personal. I catch your drift though-- I also KNOW, what I must now do.

[Mr.FixIt]

OMFG! Do you personally, IRL, know my slave stripey? You just described her perfectly, and yet you taught me sofa king much about her (and myself) in the forty-five seconds that it took me to read this beautiful bit of prose.

Thank you, Daes, for sharing!

I intend to frame this, in a fitting font, on proper vellum, in Our bedroom (and in Our dungeon) to remind me of the spectacular creature that I am so fortunate to posess.

[angelic.zest]

Beautiful, thanks for posting!

[Daes]

I'm glad you were able to take something from this piece, it is beautiful and shows the beauty of submission - given out of love and adoration for an Owner - her very nature, personality and being. A reminder that she is not to be taken for granted...

I'm lucky I found this piece all those years ago, I found it while trying to figure out how deep my need to serve was. This, among other things, really helped me grow as a sub and helped me discover what it was I wanted from a D/s relationship.

[subnamedcrystal]

it was so beautiful it made me cry it was so touching thank you for posting it

[neitsyst2]

This is lovely, many things to work toward in it. Thanks for taking the time to share it.

[livy]

wow,i really liked it. thanks for the share.

[Kuskovian]

Well said Daes, well said indeed.

[the_moirae]

Ooooo! I am enthralled.

[kitara]

That was gorgeous, thanks for posting it up!

[newslave]

Wow.....simply wonderful

[Daes]

Means as much then as it does now.

[~faerie~]

i bet. it is pretty profound. it gets better each time you read it.

[lucky#13]

yes it is very beautiful.. prints a lovely image of what it means to be a slave... and how the love between a slave and their owner is so precious and powerful

[cadela]

Very poetic but it makes this rather boring, pleasant, soft spoken, independent living, non fire-breathing, mildly intelligent, mudane slave feel a little bit, erm, boring.

Still, it takes all sorts. Off to crochet some mittens before a nice cup of cocoa, a good whipping and an early night.....

X

[starbird]

now i must wonder if i am actually dominate either way i can appreciate my lover even more thanx for posting

[bip0lar]

*smiles and nods* thank you

[jezabel]

beautiful words and very true

[Domforfemalemasoslav]

Thank you for the shearing, I have think many times why my slave loves me so hard, now I know. thaks again.