Tightness Poems - Poems about Tightness

...My skin is not smooth—it is a landscape, creased and rough, folded like a well-traveled map. The curve of my neck cradles the sun, even when the sky is gray and distant. The scar on my knee is wher......

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... above the mist of  kohl tombstones . . .   moon hides its face Wind screams through the graveyard, and leaves on the ground are scattered around old tombstones where a modern Cherokee ma......

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...Knots in my stomach never untied I feel them tighten more and more each time tightness in my chest inside and out tears as they are swell up in my eyes waiting to be released Trapped in a l......

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...I look down through the trees Women in jogging suits pretending they like their tightness Traveling along with speed, their tennis shoes flying Men in hot business suits not daring to loosen their......

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...My heart beats quite steady firm tightness my jaw sore as I await the infamous cardiovascular disorder to finally finish me off while the rhythm of my heart requires ongoing medication that allows my......

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...It is addictive. Used to it like the wicked bitter pills that one swallows to numb the pain, to block the feelings. Lethargic yet nerve-wracking; A tightness in the chest that never goes a......

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...Elbow to elbow tightness like a can of sardines in water......

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...Every year A new number emerges and my body feels the tightness or is it the tightness of my clothes as I enjoy too much birthday celebration?......

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... Written: March 31st, 2024 for Matt Caliri Coagulation Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Finally, my blood began to coagulate; I am initially concerned over p......

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...- in those moments, it shines. The nostalgia of an upside down world glinting up through hourglasses of years, a mark impressed upon flesh; a scar harbouring simple childhood games inside a jagge......

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...growing pains... and so she grew, because that’s what we all do. she reminded herself that her body is her vessel. it does more than just exist for a compliment, for a boy, for a mirror......

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...See them walking around the city in unbridled fashion that makes them feel jittery, soft and loose in their custom-made jumpsuit; they went shopping in high heels shoes wearing perfume that you could......

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...I wrote this poem for a friend who is struggling with anxiety, depression and a host of life challenges. So many people are struggling right now. Let's be kind and try to show compassion and unde......

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...The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. By Leonardo da Vinci. In a chasm of hate, shards descend, Crystallized thoughts; thei......

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...I have this inkling feeling each time before i break a tightness in my chest, i swallow air and each time i want to discard every piece of you i own but i forget, forget, forget i close it ......

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