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"Art 4 Horses"

"The Captive"

Strain against the bonds that rend,
ropes that burn, chains that scar,
the body breaks, it must submit,
make the Captive you want it to be
but NEVER, NO NEVER, break my heart.
My spirit is bound, to hold as you will,
shape it, mold it, change it until,
it serves your desire unquestioningly,
make the Captive you want it to be
but NEVER, NO NEVER, break my heart.
Inside this creature, a heart most faithful,
see it there? Just inside! almost unreachable,
it must be given, cannot be taken,
Love makes the Captive you want me to be,
so NEVER, NO NEVER, break my heart.
When the pain is over, and the lessons learned,
my body, my spirit, my heart unburned,
because of Love flowing between we two,
I will give my Captive heart to you.
by Lyone Cassella
Note: Published in "Treasured Poems of America" 1995 page 296 and "Dedicated to Wilma Tronstad, who captured forever, ‘The Captive’, in oils!"

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