Still Frozen
anxiety is gripping
not like a Good Samaritan
grabbing your desperate hand
saving you from a fall
anxiety is gripping
like a taser
shocking you frozen
stillness
halting the reflex to resist
falling over the cliff
a pause
that permits the drop
stillness riddled with turmoil
not peace
About the Author: Leigh Parsons is a poet based in Michigan. In August 2024 she released her debut poetry collection Bleeding Hues, which uses colors as a vehicle to shed light on the challenges of the human experience.
Image Credit: Edvard Munch “The Kiss of Death” Public domain image courtesy of Artvee
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