HAIKUS FOR MISTRESS OCTAVIA

       Jimmy Bob

       ISSUE 3.3 (2007)

A chance to serve Her:

“Take earrings to Tiffany’s.”

Silent ecstasy.

No playtime this week.

Pretend to be indifferent.

It does not fool Her.

Wife: “Be my partner!”

Mistress: “On your knees, loser!”

Slave: “I’m in deep shit!”

Interrogation.

Will She accept my answers?

She pries open souls.

Naked and prostrate,

I rely on Her kindness.

Her tortures are sweet.

Scarlet, grim dungeon.

Shackles and sharp playthings.

Her smile; my cold sweat.

JIMMY BOB wrote “Haikus for Mistress Octavia,” which was published in $pread, Issue 3.3.