DISCIPLINES         91



I was trained for cruelty
To give a series of lessons in pain
And I know why you don't want to be
Saved from your slavery
You were held back by ideals of freedom 
But now you feel secure
You were afraid of your body and mind
And senses that can't be ignored

Accepting decisions I make as the way
We live when here on our own
And after so long kept out in the cold 
Does it seem like finding a home?
And the balance is held between gentle and strong
What we hold to be truth is real
And what we've been through 
And where we come from
Chooses the way we will feel

Exchanging your tension for joy of release
The silence electric around you
Your chaos is order in some other form
True care where this teacher has found you
And we see nothing wrong with the power of lust
Our work is marked with trust
Where fevers are high and inflicted from love
With light in our eyes burning in blood

Submitting to freedom is your only duty
In touch with your nature you'll grow in your beauty
And lessons in pain make you feel more alive
Degrees in the pleasures of innocent shame
From woman to a younger girl
Somewhere between a tear and pearl

So you want to be tempted by body and mind
Knowing what's happening to you?
Want to be free to explore what goes on
With the school of thought that lives through you
And this re-education is long overdue
Your problems we both understand
And I trained myself for cruelty
To take all your trouble in hand.