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I
Memories of
Just work harder
and
One more exam
and
Finished medical school
I did it.
Fuse to
Left, Right, Left
and
Sir, Yes sir!
and
Captain Watson, actually.
Compensating
overcompensating
all to add up to what they deem
The Measure Of A Man
and yet...
As with all things connected to you,
things happened both slowly
and all at once
Wrists, Rope, Ankles
caught unaware
need control
Floor, Chair, Shoulders
answers given
need control
Choice, Tape, Gag
memories resurface
need control
Patience, Lips, Open
bound and gagged
Control S
L
Just a case I
To help with a case P
But, feeling helpless, P
And because it's you, I
I let go just a little N
bit G
A nod at
and my fate is a
sealed time.
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II
Is it worse, then, to be out of control
or under control?
The difference isn't much, and at the same time, vast
one is my head, and memories past
one is the reality I've stumbled into now
the one where your word is the only you allow
ready, not ready, not ready at all
ready for everything, ready to fall
ready to put my trust in your hands
ready to follow your specific commands
not ready, too much. too much now to feel
body is a thing to put under your heel
mind is a chalkboard, your hands will erase
soul is yours now. Just for a case.