Tightened Poems - Poems about Tightened

...This war was not born in the fields of Ukraine, But in boardrooms, treaties, and promises betrayed. In 1990, beneath quiet lamps and whispered words, The West told Russia, “No inch eastward.” Hi......

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...When the moon turns bitter and cold, The night starts whispering tales untold. No caress remains without a scar— No hand can heal what nights unbar. You're not just thirsty for the day, But fo......

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... A love match perfect until the truth won out she was a natural imp and a gifted daughter of nature he was a darkling with mortal appearance to try and gain what wasn't his he tried to cast her ......

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...I never said I was sane. I didn’t claim perfection no, I lean more towards distain. Compare, internalize, never share. Crazy, imperfect thoughts run everywhere but never straight. They don’t play the......

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... You don’t owe me anything. That’s the difference now. You're not asking. I'm not hinting for less. No one is dressing it up as metaphor. But I did leave something where you’d see it. No......

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... Written: May 17, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Michael Fulkerson Quote: “Do good to the people for the sake of God or for the peace of your own soul that you may always see what......

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...Have to keep the door closed (after that midnight treat) The coyote or wolf far off (too close) Can’t remember the plot (salsa has tightened its grip) upon awakening (not at all sure of that) ......

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...Ariana shrugged facing Josh’s mocking clap the stringy harmonica rang acrobatically on the streetlights. He handed her a firebomb, eyes sharp as vinegar. They ran across the hot asphalt, wat......

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...Ariana shrugged facing Josh’s mocking clap the stringy harmonica rang acrobatically on the streetlights. He handed her a firebomb, eyes sharp as vinegar. They ran across the hot asphalt, wat......

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...I grabbed hold of a star today And held on with all my might The brilliance was magnificent So I closed my eyes As I was determined to savor this light I grabbed hold of a star today And pull......

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...They came at dawn, no warning sound.. Just boots on concrete, bodies bound. A flashing light, a tightened cuff.. No time to scream, no time enough. They scanned my skin, a black ink mark.. A s......

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...the roses scream in silken wails red-stained whispers, love impaled thorns still buried in my spine a gift from you, my valentine your kisses bled, your touch was steel soft as razors, sharp a......

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...The blackboards loom, a silent witness to that day— I glimpsed her, and my chest tightened. Only god noticed how I held my breath. Chalk-scented classrooms, her pen tapping desk, My eyes fixed ......

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... Kindred Hooks and loops Laced the path Burning minds Torching trusts Tightened lasso Strangling hopes Frail words Breaking bonds ......

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... The scene of cliff, coast and a flock of sheep, a view of the blue ocean, sky, and wild mossy cliff; where sheep have strayed, too bewildered to leap, they stand, sleep, or sit among w......

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