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Ailurophobia

February 22, 2011
By KelseyCasper GOLD, Bridgeton, New Jersey
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" Never regret something you've done, because at that moment it was exactly what you wanted"

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The ticking of the tock
softens to a muffled rattle
as its clear tie dye eyes zone in

my heart thums
like a timpani drum in a murder mystery
as it creeps around the corner

my breath hardens
to a static puff
and its hiss travels through my veins

i feverishly bat my lashes
before a blurr over comes my vision
and its claws sink deep into my core

© Valerie L., Niskayuna, NY

The author's comments:
prompt: write a poem that scares you...

i am terrified of cats
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