No Air

ashan1614 on Aug 19, 2010

There are still far too many women being abused and/or killed by men who profess to love them…….

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There was no air

Smoke hovered around her in the dimly lit room

Stifling and stagnated

Struggling to remember how she got here

Who was this man before her?

Surely not her intended

He is charming and handsome

This one, dark and menacing

Standing over her

The stench of alcohol burning her nostrils

Her eyes pleaded with him

As his hands clenched her throat

For the final time

And the last of the light was extinguished

There was no air

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Eldridge on Aug 19, 2010
Ugh, this is not pleasant. I know some (like myself) don’t abuse like that, unlike someone I might know potentially… Hmm.
Eldridge on Aug 19, 2010
Then again, I wonder if it’s the English that lash out so easily in the tongue? Unlike English, I probably can be passive like some German people to some extent…
drelayaraja on Aug 19, 2010
Another great one
T. S. Lewis on Aug 19, 2010
Powerful write.
Eldridge on Aug 19, 2010
Ashan, I didn’t see the Spanish subtitle at picture.

Irony in cross-borderline issue, I suppose.
Jimmy Shilaho on Aug 19, 2010
It is the sad reality surrounding us.
ashan1614 on Aug 19, 2010
Eldridge: Actually it’s French and is idiomatically translated to mean “Spare the rod and spoil the child”. However it literally translates into “Who loves well, punishes well.”
Christine Ramsay on Aug 19, 2010
Wow! I felt every line of that poem. So well described.

Christine
webseowriters on Aug 19, 2010
very nice
Anuradha Ramkumar on Aug 20, 2010
Very well written. This is the bitter truth that is happening in almost every country.
s j tubrazy on Aug 30, 2010
very well done great post
clandestinef on Sep 6, 2010
I love this. What a masterpiece!
earthlyjewels on Sep 14, 2010
Great poem filled with impact! Thanks for sharing!

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