affection

A room free from the scrutinizing eyes

of authority, morally my own, to display as I please -

where I'll seize the chance to entertain a twirl

of girls, in the transformation of my damaged image.

I'm brimming with availability as a love-partner,

starting with the easy offer of a free bed,

to be readily wined and dined - then follow what may -

I'll play the games expected of the fancy-free.

I'll see my fantasies shaping up as real,

and feel the form of a new romantic identity

splendidly emerging, as I savour a life planned

in the manner that befits an unfettered Islamic sultan.

Within this nest, I'm hopeful that I'll see

the first inception of the man I'll be.