Short Restrained Poems

syllable rules
imprison my free spirit
my muse is restrained...

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There I stood transfixed
Restrained by thousand regard
Your eyes set me free...

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unallowed, restrained, obstructed, stifled and edged in


October 16, 2023....

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unearthed pain
buried past restrained
sweet torturing secrets
forever remain
...

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Blood red lips and fingernails
She was as restrained as she could be
Back arched, breathing quick, expectant....

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Speechless

Speechless
Voice Extinguished
Inaudible Words Muted
Dumbfounded Restrained Vocal Cords
Silence...

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While I was out’a slummin’
I heard the sirens hummin’
	hands restrained behind
	now in jail I find
I shoulda seen it comin’...

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I tread so lightly
upon taut thread of being
holding back restrained
fearing failure ever poised
lopsided by threat reward...

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Tranquil mannequins,
You'd think they are showcasing
Perfect harmony,
But their lack of expressions
Is simply restrained anger...

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Understanding too much,
feeling too little

Our being unbalanced
—and spirit restrained

(Wayne Pennsylvania: January, 2020)...

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Trust issues,
restrained heart 
left frightened;

Believing 
is so hard;
Aberrant;

Could someone 
just love me
without cause?...

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A kiss upon your parted lips 
Restrained and daring 
My silken gown slips
Before me you kneel
Intent alert and mute
My senses are surreal...

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increments of time
lorn on fate's hands
lie motionless
as if frozen
like one drop
of winter's rain
on the edge
of an icicle 
restrained...

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Cookie
Warm, golden
Gazing, longing, tempting
Diet, restrained, guilt, resignation
Biting, chewing, swallowing
Moist, delicious
Cookie...

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In the midst of my desires
Lay the castles of my heart
Dreams are fortified, hopes are restrained
Only faith will prevail and unlock 
The castles of my heart...

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Guitar and vibraphone
sing with restrained joy.

Night gently arrives.

A few stars
pierce the murky 
overhead blackness.

Small warm breezes.

Peace....

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Two most docile animals have to be
Camels and horses no doubt must agree
Never complain
Totally restrained
Free to roam but committed, you see...

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SIN WEIGHS ME DOWN

                      restrained by my knees
     my God pulls out all the weeds
brings me to my feet

Kim Rodrigues © 6/4/2017
Senryu Form...

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Hope lies bleeding down a well
    broken and afraid 
Screams rebounding off the walls 
Help stands distant on a hill
    silent and restrained 
Dreams recurring of the falls...

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My pen restrained and kidnapped,
   but ink bleeds evermore

Voices cry: “Something More Be Done”
   —fury to rage and roar

(Villanova Pennsylvania: Dreamsleep-February, 2016)...

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A mass of tangled twine
Convoluted madness
A center core of darkness
Each strand restrained
No logical way out
No sense to be made
Succumbed to the growing darkness
Silenced and forgotten...

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too little
too late
too forced
too late
too restrained
too late
now it's just too late

you could have been my love
but i waited
made you my regret
no one wants to be someone's regret...

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I recoil at your previous wish duly met...
but timelessly bled

Escapes restrained our semblance of dread,
but limitlessly crept

I had specks of me for you to test,
now decidedly unkempt......

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uninhibited with one
restrained with another 
responses vary too
between brother and mother

if this be the truth
recognising ego is at play
judgment scars innocence 
till love becomes our mainstay...

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Used to be a whiz at chess way back when
Not a world class player but enjoyed myself, no end
Losing wasn't an option
That proved a problem
Had to be restrained, d'ya know what I'm sayin'?...

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