Slave

    "How could a bitch-kitten like Toni
    hold Val in thrall?"
            This Side of Love

Accessory,
name bracelet,
extravagant anklet,
secondary

to the prime
suspect, the captivating
crime.

She keeps me on a leash so tight,
I can't breathe.

Supercilious,
ridiculous, Moanin' Low,

what do you deserve?
Haven't you humiliated

yourself
enough?  What does it mean
to be punished?