Haiku Phobias

Haiku Phobias

Phobia is fear

Terror, creatures in the night

Raw trepidation

 

Rodents behind walls

They are watching and waiting

Until you’re alone

 

Rats in the attic

Scurrying across the floor

Keeps me wide awake

 

In the midnight hour

Red eyes glow in the darkness

Fear wells up in me

 

Pollutes surroundings

Vermin carry diseases

Infects the body

 

Venomous spiders

Arachnophobias fear

Damp and dark places

 

Spiders on the wall

Eight legs and poison stinger

Doorway sticky webs

 

 

Screams heard in the night

Spiders hide in bedroom shoes

Slip in your foot, Sting

 

Poison swells the foot

Working its way through the veins

Soon unconsciousness

 

Spiders lurk and wait

Always hiding in the dark

Constructing their webs

 

Claustrophobia

Fear of small enclosed spaces

Cuts off one’s breathing

 

Walls are closing in

A frightening experience

Sweat beads now popping

 

Walk twenty-five flights

Elevator brings out fear

Never an option

 

Too closed in, breathless

Hyperventilated breaths

Lungs feel restricted

 

Phobias breed fear

In the hearts of all mankind

Everyone has fears

 

Achluophobia

We leave lights on through the night

Fear of the darkness

 

Acrophobia

High places are frightening

We stay on the ground

 

Bacteriophobia

Bacteria is our fear

Fear of infection

 

Brontophobia

Fear of thunder and lightning

Steer clear of windows

 

Maniaphobia

Is fear of insanity

Mind lost in a maize

 

Necrophobia

Death and decay shatters minds

A fear of dead things

 

Phasmophobia

Deadly fear of ghost sightings

Go bump in the night

 

Too many to count

Phobias weaken the heart

Unbalance the mind

 

Phobophobia

Fear of having phobias

Alters the mind set

Reviews

[Kit-Kat]

My phobia is enclosed places. Wonderful haiku

[Frances O'Neill]

Fantastic array of each and every kind of phobia. I especially like the ones with the rats and spiders. Did you ever hear of....wait for it....pantophobia - the fear of everything!

[Gandré]

Rats in the attic

Scurrying across the floor

Keeps me wide awake------->> this was my favorite Haiku. Amazing work! I perceive this metaphorically. The rats are out there, most important thing is - will I recognize them?

The fear is everywhere. We just don't talk about it. So I liked to be lead to this contest - vote and I voted for you.

[Lizanne]

Enoyed! Truly defines the phobia of all phobia's.

[EmpressPoetess]

Wow! I really like this! it's a great use of Haiku form!

[Stella]

A very well written haiku! I enjoyed reading it! Thanx! : )