Chokehold

This was originally part of The ABCs of Kung Fu. I put it into a standalone.

Chokehold
can't breathe

help

i don't remember the technique

this takes me back to then

the time i never need to remember

plastic around my neck

adrenaline speeding up

focus

the voice in my head can sometimes be the best thing i know

it can keep me calm sometimes

like when memories too terrible to remember rush back

as a phantom curve traces itself across my throat

focus

i will not be seen as weak

that's what i need

adrenaline is a force now

come on

come on

channel it now

go limp, let her take your weight

your butt is a bowling ball, focus on that

there, she slipped

hands to the arm

double-team control

twist twist twist twist twist twist twist

pull pull pull pull pull pull pull

he will not see me as weak

she will not see me as weak

throw backward

finally free

and the shock on her face is satisfaction enough.