Fearful Of Authority Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Afraid, fearful of authority, freezing inside, being
immobilized.

Try as I might cannot get around it, there is no
solution, for authority surrounds me.

Wanting to get up and stamp my feet, trying half-
heartedly, yet desperately, to conquer defeat, in
this respect.

Finding as I quietly sit here, fuming inside, that
I cannot break the hold it has on me, for it was
forged somewhere back in my past.

Not being able to let go and free myself from this
fear, sitting frozen, waiting for authority to speak.