Good girls should be leashed...

It is the physical manifestation of a bond that is deeper than friendship and darker than love.

It is a reminder that you claim her, and that she is yours to do with as you please.

It is the road between two roles: The one who follows at one end, and the one who leads and guides her through less traveled and darker paths at the other end.

It is the yoke around her neck that reminds her of her place; the ephemeral wings with which she rises above a banal existence and flies; the symbol of her submission.

It says "I am Yours" at one end, and "Mine" at the other.