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[catko]

Poem: Fear
Category: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. PG. Season Two, episode When She Was Bad.
Words: 80
Disclaimer: Gain nothing except the urge to try something new.
Summary: She's never been so afraid. For the wonderful comm fantas_magoria. Okay, so it's not really a good poem. Think of it as a short fic with odd line spacing.



Fear…
Is in slow motion
Dry hand grabs
Your throat
Shake it off
Close your eyes against the
Smell of dust and sweat.
Turn in through the portal
Blink at the light,
Eyes widen, stomach clenches
Force your feet to move into the swirling sun motes, the greenish glow.
A circle beckons, mocking.
Faces loom. Chanting.
Your heart, roaring, fills your ears you
Almost stumble.
Suspended
…for a moment.
Breaking through the maelstrom, you hear

"Hey Buffy…we saved you a seat."

Comments

[ares132006.livejournal.com]

Ha! Nice misdirect. The last line was unexpected. Well done!

[catko]

Thanks! One thing I love about the show, how Buffy is more scared about the human interactions than the slaying ones!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Cute!


Gabrielle

[catko]

Thank you. And...cute icon!

[stars-of-tears.livejournal.com]

hehehe! Nice one :)

[catko]

Glad you liked it.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

*le sigh* Oh, Buffy...
Wonderful glimpse into her heart.

[catko]

I appreciate the comment!

[brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com]

This is lovely, and real. How fraught everyday life is, let alone everything else Buffy has to deal with.

[catko]

Seems like everyday life is the toughest part! Thanks.

[catko]

Oh, thank you!

Here from buffyversetop5

[yourlibrarian]

Nicely sums up her state of mind.

Re: Here from buffyversetop5

[catko]

Oh thank you! And...buffyversetop5, is that a buffy fic comm?

Re: Here from buffyversetop5

[yourlibrarian]

It's a seasonal recs community:
http://community.livejournal.com/buffyversetop5/profile