Strangling by Hand

Air was everywhere except in his lungs

 

His mouth cried out for it, yet no sound would come

 

His face purpled under the relentless assault

 

His eyes bulged and her tongue swelled, thirsty for air

 

His fingers found her throat and squeezed until she was no more

 

Heavy, crushing hands closed about her neck

 

Through reddened face and bulging eyes, her mouth made its last gasping “O” of life

 

Powerful hands cruelly caressed her ivory throat

 

The choking hands squeezed until she could breathe no more

 

Unlike the movies, the girl made no sound except the odd gurgle

 

oHe strangled her life away

 

Her struggles subsided as the air ran out and her brain cells died

 

He lifted her off her feet, his powerful hands crushing her throat

 

Between bulging eyes and purpled throat, her tongue poked past the corner of her mouth

 

The tongue dangling from her strangled face was a dainty pink reminder of the pleasure she'd given only hours before

 

His body tensed in one final contortion

 

His twisted mouth struggled to draw oxygen in

 

His thumbs dug into her throat, squeezing off the supply of air

 

The eyes glazed and hands drooped as all air left her lungs

 

The air rushed out of him under that ruthless grip

 

Thumbs dug into his windpipe

 

The tyranny of his fingers bore down on her swan-like neck

 

The cop's chokehold sent him spinning into darkness

 

He choked her out, then carried the limp body to the trunk of his car

 

Head lolling, mouth dripping saliva, she surrendered to his strength

 

His eyes nearly popped out of his head as he struggled for breath

 

His mouth slacked open, strings of saliva rolling down his chin

 

Black spots and stars danced in his eyes as he struggled for breath

 

The girl kicked and thrashed beneath him as his thumbs pressed in

 

Cruel thumbs crossed and dug into the tender parts of her throat