Strangulation

Undulating snake of pressure

coiled sinew around my neck

poised to strike my center

hissing with strident warning

paralytic fear of failure

threatening future path

foreboding sense winding

entrapping me within

bizarre guttural sounds

escape from my belly

as pressure grows stronger

and fangs sink and engorge.

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