Masochistic enchantment

the love of pain

Suffering and pain are one all folks seek to avoid

 

Be it long or short termed, pain is never desirable 

 

However at times pain may be needed for better things to come

 

For there is such a thing as meaningful suffering

 

One which grants glorious rewards in the final analysis

 

But I have seen a unique kind of pain and suffering some folks long for

 

It is fostered by decadence and immorality 

 

Without any real aim towards meaningful living

 

Only to pursue uncontrolled primal wants 

 

Which is the devaluing of oneself for questionable extrinsic rewards

 

Why would one subject themselves to such lunacy?

 

How much glitter do the suffering carry to make them alluring? 

 

What sort of enjoyment would warrant such debilitation? 

 

The roots of such madness are actually not hidden

 

They are often fostered by nihilistic standpoints

 

Which was generated from feelings of weakness

 

Born through a series of unrelenting tragedies 

 

Without the will to withstand the maladies of life

 

There is a descent to the dark void of nothingness

 

A place ruled by nothing but unending corruption 

 

And despite the decay and degeneration the victims gleefully cling to perversion

 

Without much understanding of the consequences 

 

Author's Note

it could be ridiculous to love something so destructive

Reviews

[A. Musing]

It would depend... I solved it by being in a loving, though sexually masochistic relationship... I related to your description of what it's like: "devaluing of oneself for questionable extrinsic rewards"... but thankfully, when done with a lover/partner who can separate the brutality of the act yet still love you tenderly, there is freedom to be had.

Thank you for this brave piece.

[Quill]

Wow i m glad you were able to solve this mystery, is that truly the solution, including the love element in the mix.

[A. Musing]

To me it was. It's hard to have a deviant sexual taste, because even harder to find the right person who has the same taste, yet have the right mentality to understand that being rough doesn't equate degradation or devaluation.

For my partner and I, we have the freedom to ask what we want from each other, and to what degree, try something new and we don't like it, we stop. Afterwards, I get aftercare and cuddles. There should be respect, honesty and open communication that ensures there is no fear of offending the other person.

In any case, there should always be respect between people, no matter what kind of relationship or activities you share :)

[Robert Trakofler]

The layers of transference can be truly stupefying. Societal prerequisite baubles replacing anything of true notes of import. I see it too and it makes me so sad for them I was once in that place and it is so heavy and yet fraught with emptiness. nice thought penning here Quill

[Quill]

glad you can relate

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

"How much glitter do the suffering carry to make them alluring?"

I think the better question would be, "How much glitter do the suffering carry to make others alluring?"

This made me think of mica, the shiny silicate minerals, that are used in virtually all makeup. If it shimmers, it most likely has mica in it. The problem is that most mica is mined in India through child labor. Children are forced to dig the tunnels by hand and have been killed or maimed doing so. It's so ironic to me that, on the one hand, people use makeup to beautify themselves, without any thought given to the suffering of those who work their fingers to the bone to get the main ingredient to make it.

[Quill]

Now that is something new i have learnt, mica used for make up and childern in India are forced to mine it.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

Here's a link where you can read about it: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/05/229746/mica-in-makeup-mining-child-labor-india-controversy

[FJ Davis]

Often, perversion is all the Godless have left to believe in--or feel they deserve.
Perceptive analysis, Q!

[Quill]

i see, interesting view

[Pete]

people can only take so much and bear so much before the crumble. there is so much of it that some simply learn to live with it carry it on not realizing what it does to them. very philosophic write striking at the core of being ... :)

[Quill]

quite sad, thanks for the compliment