Leash Laws

Halter of the curb and street
keep my hands from in my pockets;
tug me, sniffing from the door
of girls arranged on twos and fours,
or leaning in my colleague's face
to bite him on the nose.
A compliant man
of bed and board
now and then a treat or two -
shake hands, lie down, roll over, stay,
up to earn my dollar -
I walk the route of argyle socks,
dapper
in this collar.



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