The Dreamer Wakes

Darkness broken only
By moonlight and memory
A lingering sense
Of pleasures exposed
Images of a white knight
Brighten her sleep
Visions of golden rope
Tied willing wrists
A whispered promise
A single word
A gift of love and life
Sweetness unsurpassed
Gives way to passion
Violence tempered by trust
A chance given freely
To take as he likes
The white knight made dark
Under a fading moon