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Jack Houston - Neckwear
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Neckwear
Jack Houston
1.
I wear a collar fitted tight round my neck
that tells anyone that finds me, off out
without permission, where my owner lives.
It's stamped, along its length, with a message
that reads: "This slave belongs to Antonius,
if found, please return him to his house
located at Number XXIII Appian Way."
It's nice to think I'm his property,
for, though he works us all quite hard,
I feel he's always looking out for me.
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