Title: One Common Heartbeat
Fandom: Original
Rating: T
Length: 175
Content notes: Themes of power exchange and consent
Author notes: Thanks go to KPR and AT, R and T as well.
Summary: An anthem for the Leather | BDSM community



One Common Heartbeat
--An anthem for the Leather community


Refrain: One common heartbeat
A pulse that beats loud
The rhythm of leather:
Red, blue, black and proud.

Our love is our bondage, hearts chained to hearts
Safe, sane and consenting, bound fast and made free
From moment to moment, or joining life long
In loving and choosing, our spirits are strong.

Women with women, and men loving men
Whatever the gender, the preference or place
Gay, het, bi or poly; top, bottom or switch
In balancing power our lives are made rich.

As Master or Mistress, pony or slave,
In playroom & dungeon, at home, on the street
Both hands on the flogger, or harnessed with care
By giving and taking, our limits we dare.

Move with the Moment: sensation or pain?
Domination, submission, knowledge and trust
Where breathtaken beauty cries out in soft voice
In passion and pleasure our bodies rejoice.

Where keys go with collars, daddies with boys
Where bruises are badges of joy and delight
Our hearts beat together, diverse and allied,
We're loving and living in leather and pride