Poems and writings

Truly domesticated

I’ve been truly domesticated. Nowadays I can’t get out of my house without my collar. I go everywhere with it, outside or inside, and I no longer fear humans seeing it and judging me. Because it’s my life, and it’s none of their business, to be honest, to put their noses in my life. I like wearing my collar. It gives me a sense of pride and indescribable joy. It’s my collar, mine.

It’s been a few months since I started wearing it, and not a single person has commented on it or judged me (except for my mom once, because she found it on accident (I hid it from her) and I didn’t want her to judge me). I’m not going to start chanting that it’s a miraculous thing to wear a collar, that it changed my life… No. It doesn’t work like that. What it did do, is helped with my confidence. I learned that my self expression is mine. My experiences are mine. My life is mine. Anyone has the right to comment on it, but they don’t have the right to attack me or hurt me because of it. At the end of the day, a collar is a piece of leather, metal, and a tag. It’s an accessory. It doesn’t hurt anybody.

If you like to wear gear, I advise you to try it out. Gear is not necessary for self expression as nonhuman, of course, especially gear that may be weird to humans. I’m referring to collars, muzzles, ears, that sort of stuff. Thing that may seem “only for animals”. At first, if you’re shy or anxious like me, wear it inside your clothes so no one can see it. That’s what I did the first few weeks. Then I started showing it more, til it was completely out. Maybe don’t put a tag right away if you don’t want. But do what it feels right to you. Always being safe, of course.

I won’t say you won’t be looked at weirdly, but, in my experience, humans mind their own business. Sometimes they look at me funny, or they do a double take at me, but never comment. Because, at the end of the day, if they have manners, they will know not to cause a scene. Mostly noone commented on my collar on the months I wore it. Just one teacher and a couple of friends, but they were satisfied with the answer “I just like to wear it”.