truth is freedom

I'm caught
ensnared
by my own design
held captive by
a heart too impecunious
a body too acquiescent
an imagination too resplendent
their hunger
permitting whatever behavior
fools me into believing that
for a moment
I am adored
and there is
never enough
to liberate me.

mas�och�ism
n.
1. The deriving of sexual gratification, or the tendency to derive sexual gratification, from being physically or emotionally abused.
2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from being humiliated or mistreated, either by another or by oneself.
3. A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences.

(After Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895), Austrian novelist.)

com�pul�sion
n.
1. The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled.
2. An irresistible impulse to act, regardless of the rationality of the motivation, or an act or acts performed in response to such an impulse.

Source: The American Heritage� Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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