Photophobia

Author's Note: This is a short poem written about a girl named Tina that is phobic to everything and phobias themselves, hence the title.  (Photophobia is the phobia of phobias.)

I’m Tina

I’m a phobic to all creepy crawly bugs

Tight spaces give me anxiety

Bikes and books make me itchy

The pitter patter of rain against my skin gives me rage

I can’t breathe if I stand above ground

The sight of light makes my head spin

And when I sleep my dreams scare me awake

Insanity racks my brain
And there is no cure

It's eating me alive