A Poem About Fears

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.