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I am a dominant man.

I am just that.

I am not dominant because of
any superiority on my part.

Not because I feel I am
more intelligent, or wiser.

I am not dominant because
of the strength or mass of my body.

I am not, nor would I want to be
dominant with all women.

Yet to you, I am Master.

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ORIGINAL: foxglove716

I dont know whats worse, plagiarism, deception, or the blatant lack of creativity!

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ORIGINAL: peppermint379

quote:

I am a dominant man.

I am just that.

I am not dominant because of
any superiority on my part.

Not because I feel I am
more intelligent, or wiser.

I am not dominant because
of the strength or mass of my body.

I am not, nor would I want to be
dominant with all women.

Yet to you, I am Master.

(opening lines from the poem in question)
Michael P...copyright 1994

I've found this particular poem used as a profile on several different web sites by many different Dominants. I am curious as to how many new submissives have read these words, and thinking they are the words of the Dominant in question, began a relationship with that Dominant. Am also curious as to how the relationship worked out.

Recently i got a note from a Dominant and when i looked at his profile, i found only the poem there.....no citation of the author....no saying that although these words are not his, he takes them to heart. When i questioned him about the poem, he explained that he'd run out of room to add more....as in author's name and what the poem means to him. I gave him suggestions as to how he could fit his own words into his profile, as in using a different or smaller font. However, he apparently decided that his own words would not work as well as the words of the poem.

I've also talked with 2 newbie submissives who began a relationship with Doms who had used this poem as a profile....thinking that the words were the Doms' own. In fact, one of the Dominants claims to have written the poem, and perhaps he really did. (shrugs) I've never been able to find Michael P on the internet. My research only shows that the poem first appeared in an Adult Sexuality forum provided by CompuServe.

Anyway, i did not continue writting to the Dominant who had this poem in his profile. He might be a wonderful man and a great Dominant. However, i question the...ummm....honesty of one who would infer (by lack of explanation and citation) that another's words were his own.