Deborah Herber Poet Free verse

Anxious in the Dark

I'm afraid of the dark
The cold blackness
Restrains me in it's grip
As shadows play with my mind.

I can't breathe
But it's my breathing
That breaks the silence
Echoing in my ears.

I can't move
Fear has me frozen 
My legs shaking 
My heart pounding.

I'm sweating 
It drips down my back 
My eyes searching 
Straining to see.

I'm all alone 
I can't run
I can't scream 
I can't cry.

My throat is so dry
I can't swallow 
The air is thick
Like a dense fog.

I see a bright light 
So I run to it
But it's only my window 
Shinning with the morning sun.

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