Meg Anderson Poet Ballad

In the Darkness

In this darkness I fall…will you catch me?
Fear over takes me…surrounded by despair…
I am torn limb from limb… your face haunts me…
In the absence of noise there is only my heart beating… so fast...

I am truly afraid- so full of fear…

My body involuntary trembles…
I seek light…but there is none…
Panic overcomes me and I am a statue of stone…

I am truly afraid- so full of fear…

Wrapped in the embrace of evil consumes me…
Is there a chance of slight escape?
When I am pulled deep within the hollows of terror…
I weep and wallow, I shiver still…

I am truly afraid- so full of fear…



For the contest "Death Shadow"
Meg Anderson
11-16-14

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Martin Lochner November 26, 2014 at 1:22 AM I chose this poem randomly and found solace in it. Angst and depression can invoke a solitary picture of a ragged solitary soul. thank you for sharing. Meg Anderson November 26, 2014 at 7:27 AM Martin, I am glad you found that in this write. This is one of my favorites. I wrote this coming from the perspective of being without any light and how terrifying it would be. Thank you.

Jacob Frey November 18, 2014 at 1:20 PM I read this one aloud, and from the first word I felt vibrations all through my body, like the words were beating in the rhythm of my heart. This is one of the best poems I have personally read. thank you for sharing it. Jacob Frey November 18, 2014 at 1:26 PM you're very welcome you expressed everything one could express about darkness and fear and it molded together perfectly Meg Anderson November 18, 2014 at 1:23 PM awe thank you! I felt compelled to write this. What it would be like to be in a place of darkness and how fear takes hold.

Robert Stoner Jr November 16, 2014 at 9:33 PM interesting write,I had to read it several times so I could be sure I caught every tremor.I enjoyed it ,thanks Meg Anderson November 17, 2014 at 9:45 AM thank you. I my thoughts were drawn to what it would feel like in the dark.