Caught

The effect 
You’ve had on me 
Is far beyond my control. 

I thought I had tamed 
My wild emotions 
But one glimpse of you 
And all that was gone. 

What I thought 
Was the strongest fortress 
Fell as easily 
As a house of cards. 

Without tricks or traps 
Or a single shot 
You caught my heart 
And made me yours. 

So do with me 
What you want. 
I am helpless, 
A wounded animal. 

And I cannot – 
Don’t wish to – 
Escape you now.