Control

What I love about writing

is the total control

you have on a reader

and their life as a whole.

You can take them on mountains

or down deep dark wells.

You can make them feel happy

or take a trip through hell.

It's like your very own journey

where you call the shots.

They're along for the ride

trying to connect the dots.

They fall in love with your words

even the saddest of lines.

So you write more for them

always tightening your binds.

You have strings that attach

to the strongest of wills.

They love all the emotions-

they're the cheapest of thrills.

Even now as you read

each line of this poem,

I've taken your mind

and made it my home.

My rhythm now hums

in the roots of your soul.

I am your master.

You're mine to control.