This poem is on the state of mind, fear. In this poem, I want the reader to feel the terror and anxiety that I am trying to convey through this poem. I want to use words that make my fear seem like a bully or an abductor. The first line in the poem is “my fear stalks me”. I also use the word “creeps” in the second line. Using stalk instead of trail or follow and creep instead of sneak or watch seemed more effective in this poem. They both have the same denotative meaning but the connotation is different. Creep and watch have very different feels to them and emotions connected to them. “Creeps” and “stalks” sets the mood for the poem to be dark, scary and gives me chills. When I think of someone stalking and creeping, I think of harm and feeling
