The Leash of Love

Velvet hands, they hold me tight

In warm embrace, in silent night

I am the guardian, I am the flame

But no one ever asks my name

They say I’m free, but there's a chain

A golden leash, a silent pain

I watch the door, I guard their sleep

But who will hear the thoughts I keep?

I howl to skies that never cry

I chase my tail, but never why

Am I a soul or just a play?

A toy that walks, then fades away

Yet in their eyes, I see the spark

That pulls me closer through the dark

I bring them gifts, soft toys I find

They laugh and say, “She’s sweet, she’s kind”

But in my chest, a deeper fire

A question born of wild desire

What am I, beyond this fur?

A fleeting life, a gentle blur?

A beast that loves without regret

But craves the truth they just forget

I howl to skies that never cry

I chase my tail, but never why

Am I a soul or just a play?

A toy that walks, then fades away

Yet in their eyes, I see the spark

That pulls me closer through the dark

No cage, no whip, just love so deep

Yet in that love, a vow to keep

Not just a pet, but something more

A soul who guards the evermore