Brat

I am flippant

Careless

Ungrateful

Infuriating

And you love every frustrating moment

My smirk

The feigned innocence

The shameless baiting

There are no winners

Or losers in this game

Just waiting

And pushing

You sigh

You threaten

There is eyerolling

On both sides

But also chuckling

Your only real choice

Is to make me wait

To delay the inevitable

Because you know

Really we both know

My attitude only wants reaction

And it will come

It has to

Because punishment must be dealt

And though it is arguably what I want

It is also what I need

I couldn't control the smile on my face

As you forcibly haul me to my feet

If I wanted to

And I don't

Your eyes dance just inches from mine

Your growl makes my blood race in my veins

I can feel the heat of your breath on my lips

And my heartbeat pulses against your fingers

Where they curl beneath my collar

And still I push

With my back to the wall

With short retorts and disrespect

Pointedly forgetting your proper address

Playing the brave fool

I pile my crimes into an ever more precarious tower

Until I do become nervous at its faltering height

How far is too far?

And it's that moment that serves you

That chink in my armor

And you use it

And you exploit it masterfully

I try so hard once I realize my misstep to regain my footing

But you've got me

Offguard

Off balance

Using my own momentum

To fell me to my knees

Where I belong

At your feet

Where I'll always belong

Your hand in my hair

My head in your lap

Exhausted

Purring

Secure in my place

Daddy's kitten

His perfectly imperfect bratty little girl

And no one wishes

Anything