Best Frightened Poems
Written: September 08, 2023
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In the realm of fearless pranks, we meet,
Where weakfish lump and teardrops greet.
A sluice of inducement we embark upon,
With words that excoriate as a lethal swan.
With a droplet of grit and a split decision,
We dismantle our panic with precision.
Such a weak swimming against the tide,
We defy expectations; we won't hide.
In this realm of a daring escapade,
We flare a trail, unafraid.
Raze the doubts, raze the walls,
Letting our spirit freely sprawl.
An escapade, a venture, a thrilling bout,
Shoots of adrenaline, there's no doubt.
Through each channel, we navigate,
Teasing danger, embracing fate
Each hint of chutzpah and boldness.
We tame fears if we're brave and relentless.
But beware, for along this path we tread,
There are lacerations that can't be fled.
The journey may leave us fractured and worn.
But in those moments, true strength is born.
Such a broken teardrop, we may feel the pain.
But we gather our courage, ready to regain.
Through the smoke of depreciation and doubt,
We emerge, displacing the fears that shout.
With chloropicrin in our veins, we prevail.
Indenting our mark, leaving no trail.
In this realm of daring escapades,
We find solace in being unswayed.
Even in chaos, we discover peace.
Plucked delight as lachrymator release.
Frightened By the Polls
As frightened as a wolverine in a man-made metal trap,
The politician crawled out from under his rock.
Afraid, after his voting record was revealed,
He avoided facing his constituency and their votes.
Never had he seen such scathing, waving, hating arms.
A people’s representative turned belly-up.
One Senator, a rejected self-server, voted out!
His crown fell into the black mire.
Peaceful realms of his mind were jolted.
The plaza of his heart unfettered.
Sorrowfully, for him, self-serving statutes were stifled.
Laughing loudly his bloodthirsty opponents celebrated.
Their fun was short lived.
They, too, were soon hung out to dry on the pole, at the polls.
Because they failed to honor the value of our forefather’s demands,
Because they had misrepresented their voters again and again,
Because Americans stood tall and took Freedom’s stand,
They voted out self-servers and voted in honest men.
An entirely new era in Washington began.
The continuation of freedoms as our ancestors planned.
Constitutional guarantees for freedom were revived.
Soon, sunshine shone its smiling face upon ordinary people.
Society reclaimed her power.
Love, tolerance, respect, and individuality thrived.
God bless America.
Poetic vehicles used: alliteration, assonance, metaphor, parallelism, personification, rhyme, satire, simile,
synecdoche, and metonymy. Written for Deborah's contest, but it's the wrong form. Oops. Thanks for the lessons, Deb. SMILES.
© August 19, 2010
Dane Smith-Johnsen
wobbly legs misstep
toddler tumbles to the floor
screaming with fright
playful puppy
spinning round and round
trying to catch its tail
dog sniffing the grass
searching for the perfect spot
to have a poop
I saw a little mouse,
I danced upon a chair.
I screamed and hollered,
And pulled my lovely hair!
I saw a little garden snake,
Stretched out in the sun.
I screamed and hollered,
And took off on the run!
I saw a little bitty spider,
It was crawling on the floor.
I screamed and hollered,
And ran right out the door!
At night I see little eyes,
In the dark beneath my bed.
But that’s just little Fluffy,
That sleeps beside my head.
Frightened rabbit
Don't mock the earth beneath your feet.
It keeps you grounded with your head facing the stars.
Don't fret the wind on your face.
It reminds you of the breath in your mouth.
Be still.
Lift your face to the sun and think:
Surely this is meant for me.
Remember:
We are all third rock from the sun.
Brazen and bold…
Ripe for picking
A violent compulsion, yet virtual strangers,
impacts like these stand rare and endangered
Built up to fall, forced to recover,
I'm made up of clues for you to discover
And I know I can help, if only you let me
rewrite this love, be all that we should be
Forever frightened and armed for combat
I'm sorry
I never intended to teach you that
I need you to learn we'll never be normal
You play by the rules, I'm perfectly feral
and the chances we take, they set us apart,
we followed each other's ravaged black hearts.
I'm aware loving you is walking through fire
but the paths on our maps, they spoke and conspired
to lace and entwine, unite us as one
so no matter how often you try to run,
wherever you end up, there's clear certainty
you'll find yourself right back here with me.
Locked firm in place in desolate space so devoid of grace
Sire, looked grim, he was gone without a trace
Earth glistens from heaven's view so high
Like a blue sapphire it shines to open portals when we die
She calls in melancholy overtones up to him, 'spare us!'
'Spare me!' he replies, the spark, blunderbuss erupts
Powerful protection but without due reflection it denies
'Serendipity and karma', her tears tiny salty outcries
Cimmerian dreams and wrong deeds have plastered
A photo so disenchanted, time to make it remastered
Liverpool, Ashtabula, Argyle-socks in winter chill
Life renewed for her and he with such vibrant thrill
Will he be denied again is vibrating universally
Resounding answer in negative signs catastrophically
May he be within the light he who shall never die
May he be within the right he who shall not lie
The rock is a desolate space, inside we must chisel
With the master's hand the raw stone and drizzle
Love with the temperance of hate to craft
The Lord's masterpiece, his spiritual raft
Until we too see the sapphire's gleam
On the fringes of shattered dreams,
illusion feigns normality.
And the echoes of silent screams
mute the voice of morality.
Dipping off the edge of despair;
cascading tears pool on the ground.
Yet, unrequited love doesn't care,
whether or not you stick around.
Passion's elation turns to grief,
as denial conceals the truth.
And your broken heart seeks relief
outside: the innocence of youth.
Reality begins to bend;
snagged on unrequited love's lure.
And wanting the nightmares to end:
you're feeling frightened and unsure.
(I’m not frightened).
(I’m not frightened. Barely alive…
Though I do recall my mother telling me about my birth)
But have you seen what they do to people out there?
How they tear the flesh of screaming bones
how they feed the ground with death!
(Well… Its humans being humans. But don’t be frightened).
But have you seen the news lately?
Yesterday a man did something unspeakable to another man
and a woman said that she did what she did out of love…
(It always seems to have to do with love. Doesn’t it?
To get it or to get away from it.
Too little or too much…).
(I don’t know…
But they like it when you cry.
They’ve been hurt too, you know.
And the sun is never new. It’s just you).
(What can I say?).
(I do appreciate my cigarette in the morning!
Every morning…
And I promise I’ll try to smile again.
I’m sure I can make it this time!).
(And by the way…
You wouldn’t be so surprised, if you didn’t lie all the time).
(I don’t know why you lie...
And then again, perhaps I do.).
Lars Eriksen 2006,
Her soul was clenched in the hand's of evil
A strident deafening scream reverberating in her mind,
Searching for where she's broken the most
Trying to collect shattered pieces that are hard to find,
Even the faintest of lives light disappeared
Leaving her to confront dark thought's for a while,
Blindly stumbling through saddened day after day
Constant loneliness hovering making her fragile,
Others oblivious to her heartache retaining her struggle
A chaotic mind confused and lost in every form,
Ardently staying as strong as can be
Undoubtedly the personification of frail is outworn.
The frightened child want’s to die.
she tries to hide the pain inside ,now she’ll have to lie.
To hide the truth deep inside.
Her eyes are filled with hate .
Her heart is as cold as ice and slowly turns to stone.
But she don’t dare cry
Because she has to keep it deep inside.
It’s all said ,it’s all done.
Now there’s nothing but pain and a little frightened child inside.
We didn’t meet that long ago
But still I think you should know
That I chose you above all the others
You’re like a sister from another mother
I know things aren’t alright
But let me hug you through the night
I’m here as a friend and nothing else
I’ll walk through the fire of every Hell
I am a friend to your frightened soul
Hearts, yours and mine, no longer whole
But shattered, and broken, fixed with glue
Falling apart, the blame to who?
All we need are strong arms to hold
To be daring and to be bold
To hold us throughout the long dark night
Through troubled times and trembling fright
I will be your Guardian Angel
Hugging you through all hell
Let me be your friend as we go through
I will be faithful to you
This sounds so much like a romantic thing
But peace is what I want to bring
I’ve been through something similar
Tears make the memory a muddy blur
So here I am my frightened soul
A Guardian to save you from this hole
Of depression and pain that rip you apart
Enough damage is done to your heart
The one who holds you truly loves you
So stay strong for him, my amazing friend
We’ll stand by you until the end
I AM NOT FRIGHTENED OF BEING ENLIGHTENED
My load has got to become lightened
My sodden Saturdays and Sundays should be brightened
And it’s not even an eventuality of being frightened
It’s a matter of my being enlightened
Every morning men arise to work another day
I, on the other hand have the dope man to pay
Lest I limp and crawl through to another night
While chasing dope to fight off Mrs.wants to fight
“Good morning sweetie, how did my honey sleep?
She wanted a description as to if it was lighthearted or deep
Even as I slumber like a sloth climbing a tree
In my sleep I know it’s time for me to flee
I know enlightenment might provide enough insight
But running gauntlets and out of luck just ain’t right
I ran out of explicit patience and she out of generic hope
And if you must know that’s why I keep chasing dope
© 2011.…. Phreepoetree~ free cee!~
A violent compulsion, yet virtual strangers,
impacts like these stand rare and endangered
Built up to fall, forced to recover,
I'm made up of clues for you to discover
And I know I can help, if only you let me
rewrite this love, be all that we should be
Forever frightened and armed for combat
I'm sorry
I never intended to teach you that
I need you to learn we'll never be normal
You play by the rules, I'm perfectly feral
and the chances we take, they set us apart,
we followed each other's ravaged black hearts.
I'm aware loving you is walking through fire
but the paths on our maps, they spoke and conspired
to lace and entwine, unite us as one
so no matter how often you try to run,
wherever you end up, there's clear certainty
you'll find yourself right back here with me.
Fear In The Night
So much darkness and evil in sight
So hard to find my rest in the night
So many dreams with each nightmare
So much sorrow screaming beware
How do I find rest for which I long
In darkness drear when all alone
Worrisome fears grasp my soul
Crying tears, why I don't know
Fear has overwhelmed with strife
So powerful as to control my life
Away, away from me I cry
Scared I may even die
Then my Mom entered the room
Embracing me to take away my gloom
Told me of God's love so warm
That He would keep from evil's harm
Falling asleep in His arms I hide
Remembering now, I was only five!
There even now is where I go
When fears arise and begin to flow!