Bonds of Love and collars of Steel,

Bonds of the Master and of need,

Bonds that this slave feels,

Bonds of word and Bonds of deed.


Bonds, she took, Knew the cost.

Bonds, she swore, Without a pause.

Bonds, that give, More than they take.

Bonds, worth much, More than was lost.


Bonds of care, always to feel.

Bonds of her Master, always to heed.

Bonds that in this slave reveal.

Bonds of freedom in soul and need.


Bonds of Love and collars of Steel,

Bonds of the Master and of need,

Bonds that this slave feels,

Bonds of thought and Bonds of deed.


Bonds of Love and collar of Steel.

Master to love, freedom revealed.

(Based on "Oathbound" by Mercedes Lackey.)


(Sep 1997)
(c) 1997 - Eden Blackthorn

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