Too Paralyzed To Run

Black
silence
wakes me up
spooky feeling
my heart beats eighty miles an hour

who and where I am does not register
hyper hearing
kicking in
fast heart
fear

noise
sudden
startles me
outside door creaks
too paralyzed to run I wait for it
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Kiser Avatar
December 17, 2018 at 9:18 PM
That's one better than me; I freeze with foot in mid air and a tiny squeak erupts from my vocal chords...they can no longer voice words...not even normal scream.
Mcferran Avatar
December 17, 2018 at 4:57 PM
You summed up paralyzing fear very well here... great work!
Krutsinger Avatar
December 17, 2018 at 5:32 PM
It is my first attempt at a triple tetractys!
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