Sense Sonnet - Chiller

 Ophidiophobia

Ophidiophobia is

Having an extreme fear of snakes.

Which I have, don't know why, gee whiz,

A bummer on my life it makes.

The word comes from the Greek, I guess.

The term, "phobia," means fear,

And the term, "ophis," means snake, yes,

A common condition I hear.

But having it does make me curse

Why I should have such a bad case.

What makes my matter all the worse,

A mirror and I come face to face.

I look into that mirror and see

That a scary snake I do be.