Collared

You want to feel it.
I want you to feel it too.
Around your neck.
Encircling it.

A collar is such a simple thing.
But its meaning is complex.
It means safety.
It means guidance.
It means subjugation and obedience.

It means trust, freely given.
A promise carried close to the skin.
A reminder of who leads, and who chooses to follow.
Something earned.
Treasured, and never taken for granted.

It means that you have finally found your place in the world.
Beneath me.
Beneath my heel.

But it isn't granted lightly, my sweet little pet.
You must show me that you really want it.
That you crave it.
That you will do anything to wear it.
With pride.

So show me.