Famous Tighten Up Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Tighten Up poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous tighten up poems. These examples illustrate what a famous tighten up poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Angelou, Maya
...e day they hold you in the
Palms of their hands, gentle, as if you
Were the last raw egg in the world. Then
They tighten up. Just a little. The
First squeeze is nice. A quick hug.
Soft into your defenselessness. A little
More. The hurt begins. Wrench out a
Smile that slides around the fear. When the
Air disappears,
Your mind pops, exploding fiercely, briefly,
Like the head of a kitchen match. Shattered.
It is your juice
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