Tonight's Poet Corner: Pinstripe
Pinstripe by Belinda Roddie I nearly strangled a guy in the park today. True story. He was hitting on my girlfriend with a vengeance, and when she said no, he tried to rip off her shirt and lick her. I was behind him like a guard dog, teeth gnashing, barking, as I undid my purple pinstripe necktie and wound it around his neck like he was the dog on the leash. And when he turned a similar shade of purple, I warned him. The knot tightened: "If you ever, ever try to assault my girl again, I will asphyxiate you." He dropped like a limp rag on the pavement and we took off hand in hand. I love wearing neckties.