A writing assignment for English was to write a poem about a past fear or a fear we have now. I wrote about a past fear.
A Black Abyss
Rift between railing and wall
Caused nightmares, making me bawl
The chasm to hell, I always thought
What if I fell? I better not
Toys were lost, never to be found
My childhood is what it cost, flinching at every sound
Even though we moved away
The nightmares were here to stay
Forever haunted the black abyss
Even after Mother’s Goodnight kiss
Years went past, filled with hope
Never aghast, no reason to mope
Now I’m grown, more mature
Never alone, rest assured
Yeah. In case you didn't get the gist of it, because it doesn't make an once of sense, but hey! That's poetry for ya. or at least all of mine... It's about a hole that I had at my old house when I was 3. There was a space between the railing and the wall and it seemed to go on forever. That's what I was scared of when I was little.
And of course I was scared of the dark. and stairs. and elevators are pretty terrifying, but only when I go on by myself. I got stuck in one once, by myself, when I was about 7. In Poland. It was a glass elevator, so I bet you can imagine how petrified I was.
