A brief note.
A man takes on many wards and charges in His lifetime, to His honor, as are His duty; assigned or assumed…
…employees in work, siblings, friends, dependents, His wife, children etc.
These are all in some way His subordinates, His charges. They are not lesser than Him, but merely all agents tied to Him and He to them, by responsibility or social requirement.
A man might also take unto himself a faithful entity, a voluntary counterpart, an equal to His mind and spirit..
…outside the realm of the conventional figures, with whom to share his time, a companion in attentions and affections, a gentle soul to give him solace, peace, and pleasure; mentally, physically, but most of all spiritually.
He gives of himself freely to them, with no expectation or ought to them for more than their simple attentions and affections, reflecting His own.
In short, as a man will look after a pet.
This figure varies from man to man;
for some, a hobby or career…
some a dog or cat or a few birds…
some cars or cards or drinks or horses….
still other men find comfort in one-off sexual encounters…
But, there are a select few that would choose a willing young lady as his protégée.
He feels gladdened in Her joys and saddened by Her sorrows.
When She warms his bed His body shakes with release.
When She engages His thoughts His mind races with inspiration.
From all that remains within him, after life and its duties have claimed their right, and He has gladly obliged and satisfied all who would call on his honor, then does He delight to seek the one on whom He lavishes His affection and pleasure.
She knows His mind and His body, She bears a deep affection for Him and His happiness, and He rewards Her diligent, loving companionship with all the treasures and riches His mind and soul lay name to.
She is a freewoman, not bound as wife or concubine by legality or duty; rather She gives charitably of all she finds Him worthy to benefit from, in return for His strength, His care…
He protects Her and shields Her, comforts Her, consoles Her, inspires and encourages Her, shares His wisdom and knowledge with Her, and calls Her to be His own, as She calls herself…
…with no sense of possession , save that with which She blesses Him.
Great men desire great women.
Every eye that looks upon a great man peers into the eyes of the father and brother within Him…
…into the heart of the woman he has taken to his side; his wife…
…and each sees the glorious passion of the Mistress who sets His old soul aflame.
I am one of such men, milady.
I crave a toy, a sweet, an equal, a Pet…
O Dear Sweet Sister, if you were so inclined to commend yourself to this, your grateful keeper, you would grace this Old Man with the beauty of your soul, and I would have love for you abounding, as only my Pet would know.

![[He] was fascinated by the seductiveness of images.
Ordinarily, you see a picture of something and you believe in it, you are seduced by it; you take its honesty for granted.
But [he] knew that representations of things can lie.
These images of men aren’t men, just pictures of them, so they don’t have to follow any rules.
This painting is fun, but it also makes us aware of the falsity of representation.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu03r6F8gg1r4nihlo1_500.jpg)