Tie me, darling, bind me darkly,
you may bite and you may pinch me
let us pretend, unleash me partly,
until in pain I whisper… plea
for a bit of mercy, to never leave
I pledge your kindness, forever yours,
I beg, you angel, please believe
I’m smitten, lost, there is no cure,
my fever burns, obsessed, am I
you tease, pretend, with skin on skin
I offer you my will, you can untie
a slave for you, we’re bound in sin
Forever you my love is boundless
I vow believe, your envy’s groundless
This is an expansion of a previous poem into a dark sonnet for Sannaa’s dVerse OLN, see and participate on Saturday at 4 PM CET.
Februry 16, 2024
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Love this Bjorn!
I see passionate haste in the lines; and love all the different ways the speaker says ‘promise’. Enjoyed this part especially : “I beg, you angel, please believe
I’m smitten, lost, there is no cure,” – for the cadence and the craftsmanship of the verse, which is something we all must have felt at some point, or read somewhere yet it feels unique and fresh at the same time, and it is the best thing a verse can offer to me personally.
I also love that your previous creations inspire you in such a way that you keep creating about them, I think it is always precious to see.
Love the dark sonnet Bjorn. The ending couplet ties it nicely.
This is darkly passionate, Bjorn! 💙 Wow! I especially like this part; “I’m smitten, lost, there is no cure, my fever burns, obsessed, am I.”
Yes this is the darker side of desire when one is completely bound to the other!
A well-crafted dark sonnet. Definitely a tale of passion and obsession.
Yes… it is dark
This is a fun poem to read with cadence and soft rhythm. Really rolls off the tongue, read aloud, as poetry should be. Charming couplet.
I wanted something that works for me reading it on the live session
Björn – clearly you are living in a climate too warm for your Nordic soul and you need to take a cold shower post haste…
Well done, Björn. Gives me shivers!
I hope you took my comment in the light-hearted way it was meant Björn – This is a fine poem and I look forward to hearing you read it…
It is was a fun comment
Dark, yet playful. Good combination. (K)
I wonder if Satan teased Jesus this way in the desert. The enmeshment is so alluring but those masks and the red serpent tells me it’s a contract paid for with one’s soul. Good steamy writing!
p.s. I was so distracted didn’t even realize this was a sonnet. Nicely done and it sounds like you’re going to read it tomorrow. Ooh la la!
loved the darkness in this. obsession can be destructive as well. took me back to a younger more naïve version of myself
Love the AI creation .. love it. And how can I not love / embrace each and every word / emotion of the passion you shared with us. Bravo, Bjorn.
Yes, this version seems more sinister than simple d/s romance.
I recognize the older version in this, and love this 2.0 as well. Darkly sensual. Brilliant.
I love what you have done here. The previous poem seemed complete but you have added a fun element to this sonnet.