The fear
I lay thinking, trying to block out the fear
The silence so loud I can not hear
Slowly it rises, slithering as a snake
Coiling its way up from the pit of my stomach
I dare not move
Before I know it, it’s around my neck
I can’t breath, can’t think, can’t stop it
I lie motionless in the blackness of the room
Its here, I know it! Now I am short of breath
My heart is thumping, the blood pulsing through my veins
Now I am lost stuck “what can I do”
I can’t think clear
I hold my breath hoping it will go away. But it doesn’t
There still is silence but yet I still can not hear
The minuets pass like hours
I don’t think it will ever end
I can’t take this any more
Am I going round the bend?
But suddenly its over as the light begins to appear
Soaring through my bedroom melting that horrible fear
Now it goes into hiding to await its next attack
And I know it will only be hours before it starts to come back.
Author notes
my fear is the actule feeling of fear when im alone at night
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Comments
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it's alright, you clearly put thought into it. Overall, the poem didn't really stand out because I felt that you didn't SHOW me how you felt, you just sort of explained it as it happened. There was not much creativity with your wording, and that is what is going to make a good poem, it's all about the word choice.
goodluck

