Tightened Poems - Poems about Tightened

...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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...His voice is sweet, My heart skips beat And then I leaned towards him To kiss! A soft-landing impact, Hits my lips, Like a butterfly setting wisp, My stomach tightened in knots, Which......

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...What can I breathe if oxygen rusts? I went all in with faith, then went bust An upset apple cart ~ personified Tell me otherwise; let our worlds collide I freeze, I fawn then I turn and run ......

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...I looked over my shoulder to look at him again Though the sky was dark I could still see his brown eyes twinkle in amusement Perfect pink lips ascend to reveal smiling teeth He lifted my jaw and k......

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...(The stage is dimly lit, with a single spotlight on the speaker, a wise and weary African leader. He stands, reflecting on his legacy) My dear Africa, I rose like a lion, with Mandela's heart, To......

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...As hapless vapors of decay, surround us, suffocating the fecund earth. A blanket of suffocating grey, born from the diseased aspirations of humanity. We, the self-appointed masters of a planet in sha......

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...So we have a house that stays here. And parents that always were here. So we tell them hello, and might use the toilet there don't we? See, the question that asks your mind who is there, is g......

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