Gripped by Fear

Life can seem impossibly hard with no options.

By Karyn SavagePublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Photo by Juan Davila on Unsplash

Alone on a limb

Fear grips on a precipice

Always a way down.

inspirational sad poetry performance poetry

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Karyn Savage

A teacher, musician and writer at heart. I love painting pictures with words. Poetry and stories in rhyme are what I love to write the most. One day I hope to see some of my works for children in print.

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Libby Walkup3 years ago
! I'm certain my fear of heights was just triggered and my cortisol increased! In such a short space, you put me on the edge. Nice work.

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Life can seem impossibly hard with no options.

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