his brotherrecovering from cancer remarked about his granddaughter  she had given him a new lease on life

lease

he heard leash 

                leash on life

he preferred leash to lease 

a lease could be revoked

leash

    life would have to take it out of his handmano a mano  he wouldnt be a rollover he enjoyed casting a shadow

he liked walking on wellworn shoes thin soleshe could feel the rottingconcrete of the street the grit sand stones crushed olives dropped acornstheir splitshells sidestepping busted bodies of squirrels cats lying them off in the grass at the side of the road never a dog dogs wear leashesare walked are domesticatedwho wanted to be domesticated  sounds like a thing a woman – sexist perhaps – a thing a woman might pullhe wouldnt pull  she was welcome her freedomwelcome to enjoy him as he enjoyed her  but if she wantedhad an itch he couldnt scratch KNOCK YOURSELF OUT  she was responsible for her happiness  not him

   lease on life 

                  he preferred a leash and whip

after1900,  Day-between-Two-Ts,  21  9. 22 

1344,  Sunday,  4  12. 22 

Allman Brothers  Whipping Post  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSuoW8MTbZY