Rough tree bark under my finger tips
Legs shaking too hard to hold me up
Ground below is hard and unforgiving
My body is scared that I'm gonna jump
Trying to grip the tree harder now
As if that will somehow hold me up
Cause who will save me if I
Can not even save myself?
Author notes
I used the quote from White Oleander
A contest entry
- A Choice Of Three Quotes by Exodus.
525 points, ended May 26, 2008, 14 entries
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Comments
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This is a very literal interpretation of the prompt. You've kept that feeling of fear nicely fluent through out the whole poem.
Thank you -
good write for the prompt . . liked "Ground below is hard and unforgiving" and "My body is scared that I'm gonna jump" . . best of luck in the contest . .
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