I Am Fear

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I'm what fuels anxiety's climb,
stocking silence, shrouded in shadow.
Around since the primordial slime:
the more you feed me, the more I grow
morphing into terror, over time.

I'm what makes you shiver in the dark:
no persona is darker than mine.
I'm the stare, in the eyes of a shark,
that icy chill that runs up your spine:
whenever I'm in charge, life seems stark.

I'm the phantom lurking in the night;
who razes the short hairs on your neck.
I can paralyze with crippling fright;
and make people pause, and double-check,
fueling feelings of fight or flight.

I am a sound that summons a tear:
the creaking footsteps walking up stairs.
And panic occurs when I appear,
for I am the boogie man, who scares
people of all ages: I am Fear.

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Crystol Woods

Date: 8/30/2024 12:48:00 PM

Love it! I chose fear as well... so much material to choose from with fear. You've taken a great route here! It is the emotion that kept us alive as prey for bigger predators huh!? Wonderful writing! Xoxo

Emile Pinet
Date: 8/31/2024 7:56:00 AM

Thanks, Crystol; I appreciate your comments, my friend. Emile.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/29/2024 3:46:00 PM

I got a bit picky that you didn't write anxieties' as possessive. Actually this was a really great poem, Emile. I think the last three lines are outstanding.

Emile Pinet
Date: 8/29/2024 7:53:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea; I guess that one slipped by me. I appreciate the comments and the placement, my friend. Emile.