

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, LOVED ONE.
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I am writing this on the eve of our fateful meeting, one year ago tomorrow.. right now, weary, melancholy, nostalgic, but yet, under all of those emotions, lies a quiet peace. We have undergone many crisis in our personal lives this past year.. some of which have only begun to show their ugly heads.. and hating the cliche, "trouble gives you strength", I must admit I prefer the way You have taught me. Your oblique approach to my.. dare I say the word.. training, the patience You have exercised and still do, on a daily basis.. the respect and understanding You have shown to my feelings, basic beliefs, and emotional tendernesses, so to speak, have shown You to be an extraordinary human being in the normal sense of the word, never mind in a world where "Master" is a common term for a new and erotic game, and "give me your submission" is a pseudonym for "come here and let me abuse you". I was extremely lucky in that I found One who both understood my state of my mind and also knew exactly how to handle it; One whose respect and concern has shown it is not a weakness but an extraordinary strength to give so completely to another.
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You have given me so much, it would be impossible for me to ever completely express my feelings, especially when they continue to change and grow as they do.. but You know me, I have to try! You, quite simply, bring out the best in me.. You have taken my insecurities and, instead of laughing at them, have shown me how easy it is to live with them once one realizes it is a part of you.. thus, not something to be ashamed of.. You have shown concern on a daily basis, without fail, over the most trivial things in my life, knowing exactly when Your humor and silliness were needed to lighten the daily burdens... taken me to such heights I did not recognize the real world upon returning, and only Your loving arms and growly voice have guided me back... filled me with such an.. overwhelming.. awe, feeling of.. as You so aptly put it.. cherishment.. that I cannot look at others without a certain sense of pity, knowing they will never have what we do. When even the most heavy of burdens threatens to devour me, when the world cannot throw another damned thing at me without having my spirit buckle completely, because of You I can manage to shed the tears.. feel the emotions.. even the worst of them.. securely. You are my anchor, my conscience, my guide, my friend.. my Master, my lover extraordinaire, and my Teacher.. You, Beloved, own me. Not thru force, coercion, or even strength of will, but thru simply being the remarkable One You are. Again I will say the words.. I give to You my heart, my spirit, my soul.. my obedience, my will, and even my insecurities. I will give You my total honesty, devotion, loyalty, and, last but not least, my love. Thank You for setting me free.
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