EEK!

A short list of possible phobias

I'm afraid of heights - 

Don't make me go up there!

I'm scared of closed-in places - 

I might run out of air.

I fear big dogs that bark quite loud

And bees and wasps cause pain,

I don't trust roller coasters,

I will not get on a plane. 

Don't try to get me on a boat -

There's water all around!

I'm adverse to getting seasick,

And I worry that I'll drown.

So much apprehension

To cause me all this woe;

I suppose that fear itself

Is my biggest foe.

Reviews

[Jack Kennedy]

I also have some fears (spiders and heights mostly) but I like how you presented them the way you did! Also the last two lines are my favorite and its a very fitting ending for such a poem!
Thanks for sharing

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Jack! Still working on some fears, but writing about them helps! :)

[SyberRose]

I can relate to closed in spaces...forget getting an mri haa...no way...i have flown but not planning on ever flying again...as i dont like being patted down and all the hassles at the airport now...i was on a cruise once but once was enough...i think if you can do everything once you are doing good haa...there is a song someone told me about, it says do something scary everyday ha...when i was young i loved roller coasters but not interested now...been there done that...Rose

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! I stay away from most of these things, too. Thanks for reading, Rose!

[Vria P Crow]

Awe, the adorable turtle attracted me to the hidden poem.

I, too am terrified of heights!

I sense:

1. Claustrophobia
2. Heights
3. Motion sickness ?

The only thing I am terrified from this poem is heights.
To be honest, I find my poem "Storm is Cumming" much more terrifying with phobia. However, that is tooting my own horn :P

FORMAT

1. The rhyme scheme is easy to follow.
2. The audience can relate to it on a simple level.
3. The allusions to certain f e a r is excellent.

MAGNIFYING GLASS

"I suppose that fear itself
Is my biggest foe."

This is a quick Enlightenment. Nice work! :)

yours truly,
ria

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you for the thorough review, Ria!

[Vria P Crow]

You welcome, Rita :) Please send me Read Requests by Inbox! I enjoy them!

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Loved this Rita! "I suppose that fear itself/Is my biggest foe."--yes, this is so absolutely true! You have used such great texture and flow in this piece; great wording and phrasing too. This is a favorite!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you so much, Sarah. Trying to chase fears away... :) Glad you enjoyed this!

[ShelleyA]

Hi Rita. A very good write about fears. I like the humor of the piece. You paint vivid snapshots of fears that any reader can see in their mind's eye. Flow is good as is the line to line transition and break. Nice rhythm. Good rhyme. Good depth of feeling. Excellent closing lines... fear of fear. Well penned.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Shelley! I figure writing about my fears might make me less afraid... :)

[ShelleyA]

You'e very welcome Rita.

[Wicked Dahlia]

such an entertaining piece with a great flow! the last two lines are an absolute truth to be reckoned with though.

[Rita L. Sev]

We all live in fear of something - it helps to be able to laugh at it! Thanks, Dahlia!

[Wicked Dahlia]

laughter is so much more powerful than we give it credit for!

[Sami Khalil]

All good reasons and realistic. I just saw this write...I like it a lot.
I have no fear to proclaim you are a great writer...:)

[Rita L. Sev]

:) Thank you, Sami!

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...:)

[Zahra]

I suppose that fear itself

Is my biggest foe.
So true indeed. Clever and humorous

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Voice!

[Angel]

I'm starting to be afraid of the Writer's Cafe!
(glancing fearfully around)

You know, my friend...
(whispers)
There are monsters here....

This one really made me laugh, Rita!!

[Rita L. Sev]

Lol! No, no monsters - just short fuses and big vocabularies! :) Thanks, Angel - glad to give a laugh!

[Marie]

In the words of a late, great president "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." Ultimately, perhaps, he was wrong...

[Rita L. Sev]

True, true... Thank you, Marie!