Tightening Poems - Poems about Tightening

When My Life Changed

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In a dreary mood, bent and broken,
With an ailment that crippled my life
I lay bedridden for many a month
With every muscle weakened by arthritis 
And every nerve radiating the pain

Dull...

Masks and Boundaries

...Eighth grade brought a boy, a spark,
A clumsy light in the growing dark.
His gaze would stray, and so would hers,
A quiet game without the words.

Not for hunger, just the role,
A mask to shiel...

The Rites of Business

...When one hits pay-dirt
How far can this go

The thrill in success is habit forming
Success becoming currency of the day’s blo'

Materialism playing a heavy hand as judgment
With minions waitin...

The Plight Of A Sage

...The Plight of A Sage

Elegant tidings fortunate for the small price of a
few
Prevalent findings of more barbiturates as they confiscate the news 
Relevant perceptions among the  constituents whi...

Depression and Me

...Depression. 
Can be flung away. 
Can stick to any surface. 
And me. 

Depression. 
Could be crammed in. 
Stammering and tightening. 
Tearing feelings. 

Depression. 
Can sit on the porch f...

And So You Write Poetry

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Poetry is the one place
where people can speak
their original human mind.
-  Allen Ginsberg.
        ..........................

You can get lost sometimes
in the mind's obsessions,
its n...

aquamarine

...I dreamt of a siren 
with crystal skin and quaint braided hair. 

her eyes, slow swirls of undying azure,
coiled around, her salt-sweet chorus 
tightening at my throat

The alluring notes 
pi...

Breathless chase after shadows

...As the dark veil covered the sky,
I was left with no choice but to resign to fate.
The enemy was relentless in their pursuit—
My platoon scattered after the strike on Khartoum.
Only two b...

Hibiscus Sunrise

...Hibiscus Sunrise... Not the diluted hues of Instagram filters/
 But the raw, unfiltered blaze of truth/
 They say there's one way, only one way, to tell it/ No 'alternative facts' shimmering like h...

TRUTH SERUM

...You can't deny
You can't deny I'm looking pretty fly, ain't I? 
And uhm... since I'm so fly
I'll bring you some plane truth


Open your eyes it's the season of the witch 
There's witch hunting...

Event Horizon

...You arrived like a rupture in time,
some semantic glitch in the fabric,
sparking where there was nothing…
a rupture before the rapture.

I think—no, I know—
you were watching before I saw you.
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Swimming in Grief

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The grief I carry is so heavy
None can sense the weight I feel in my chest. 
It is crushing me, I feel it in every breath I take,
And in each step, I totteringly make.

From my heart, all swee...

Was my home built above the endless abyss

...Was my home built above the endless abyss,
Why do I feel beneath my steps the corpses of ancestors whispering in silence,
Like invisible strings tightening around my neck, reminding me,
Mocking th...

I Choose to Dwell in the Clouds

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I don’t think I have ever written another poem of such emotional intensity! I was bedridden for almost four months. It was at such a desperate moment that I thought of scribbling down my feelings o...

Inhale Hope, Exhale Doubt

...The air you breathe, it isn't all it seems,  
Not just the oxygen that fuels your waking dreams.  
It carries whispers, doubts that fill your head,  
A constant murmur, a voice that's often said, ...

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