vsawtelle
I could hear the cold metallic snap as the jaws of responsibility, duty and conformity closed around my leg. I was stuck- tethered by these three to a small part of earth. I could feel my life draining- my blood spreading steadily, tirelessly around me. I knew there was no escape- n o way to pull free of these steel jaws. No one was looking for me- no one would find me. I was alone.