Fear

• Isabella Wicks, Grade 7, Arden Anglican School
• Poetry
• 2013

Excellence Award in the 'Dream Big 2013' competition

I could feel fear
clasp her hands around my throat.
I tried to pull free
but she held on tight.
I could not breathe
for I had no air.
I was stuck.
She kept me prisoner.
I feel like I will not be able
to break free from her grasp.