A CREATURE OF FEAR Saanvi Kunisetty

A CREATURE OF FEAR

Saanvi Kunisetty

According to Mom, I was to return home

Yet I reconsidered, and decided to roam

I ventured through the woods, preoccupied

When I heard a noise; I decided to hide

Louder the noise grew, and I became frightened

I tried to prevent any giveaways, as my face whitened

Soon the noise was too close, I would soon be prehistoric

I regressed to screaming- I wasn’t feeling euphoric

Then suddenly , a figure appeared

It soared above, knowing it was feared

With an abrupt swerve, it swooped down

When I saw what it was, I had a meltdown

For it wasn’t any creature to be scared of

It was just an owl from up above

I wondered how I feared a bird

As I journeyed home, I felt absurd

I went to Mom, and told her the story

She sat there, listening, in her dormitory

And finally, she told me something herself

There is nothing to fear but fear itself