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Don't Even Dare
by Susan Q TomasIf you follow me, hunt me down like a dog,
Try and capture me . . . I will bite you.
I am not yours.
I belong to no man.
I don't even belong to myself.
Love is patient and kind.
It does not cage.
It is not hostile.
If I fear you I can not love you.
01/25/2011 Author's Note: Just venting intensity.
Posted on 01/30/2011
Copyright © 2025 Susan Q Tomas
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 01/31/11 at 09:22 PM Still a good bit of work. |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 06/24/11 at 07:47 PM Good relationships must be built on mutual respect is what I take from this succinct poem. |
| Posted by Rob Littler on 07/06/13 at 04:10 PM On my first read I hit "hunt me down like a dog" and my mind read "hunt me down like a dog would hunt" So I was left at the end thinking about the interplay of wanting to love something you have to tenderly chase, knowing capture is not the goal. A dog hunts by instinct, training. This dog would not bite, just point. Barking is worse than the bite, trust me I know. Being a Dog. Still I was glad to catch this as the POTD. |
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