General Poetry posted July 12, 2023


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Phobias Free Verse Contest

Musophobia

by Lyle Nußbaum

I visibly shudder when I think about
The terror that confronted Winston in Room 101:
The small, beady eyes, black as the abyss;
Gnawing teeth, constantly chewing, consuming;
With human-like fingers splayed on their paws.
 
The Devil's lap dog, appropriately named,
Which carried the fleas, spreading Black Plague.
Quickly breeding, multiplying into multitudes,
The hairless tails, naked and serpentine,
Entwining, entangled into revolting rat kings.
 
On the family farm, an ever-present possibility
To be found feeding in the dog food bag or cattle's grain.
My breath stills at the sickening sight of a solitary rat
Scurrying to the depths of it's dark, labyrinthine lair.
The conception of my fear, now deeply ingrained.

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Phobias writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
Write a 10-15 line free verse poem about a phobia you may have. We all have something that very much frightens us. No rhyming patterns.


Winston and Room 101 are references to George Orwell's "1984".
Rat king is a term used to describe a mass of rats whose tails have become knotted together.
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