PHOBIA

Phobia is that fear that does not only change the mindset,

But it sends a shiver through every cell and makes it hurt,

Destroying peace of mind and disturbing the heart,

And the brain cries with screams as it goes through a lot.

Brought up as a brave girl, I never knew what fear is,

Until I underwent an incident that changed my lifestyle with ease,

It was after that I realized what fright is,

Though I cover myself with thousand blankets, yet it ruins my peace.

Mom was my heartbeat, and I was her life,

One day she went to a hospital complaining of dizziness with my uncle’s wife,

She promised me that it was nothing to worry about and would return in a while,

That evening I heard the ambulance; perplexed, I went to welcome mom with a smile.

Out came my mom, but wrapped in clothes white,

People carried her on their shoulders and placed her on the ground wide,

I screamed and went unconscious with a fright,

When I woke, everything was silent, and mom had gone to a faraway land to hide.

From that day, the sound of ambulance siren sends a shiver in my spine,

I hide as if I have seen a ghost and whine,

But the noise of that siren is sharp enough to reach my ears and increase my pain,

I feel like the sky is falling on me, and I again faint.

NOOR TABASSUM.

IG ID - @noortabassumali123.