Tightness Poems - Poems about Tightness

No One Knows

...As I stand here looking in the mirror at the woman looking back at me, it’s there written in her eyes all the secrets that her mind and heart keeps
It’s written all over the lines on her once beauti...

From The Workship Collection Joe My Belvoed Beau

...My parents did not know  

About  Joe 

My beloved beau  

And what the maturing character did  

Making him a heroic paternal twit   

One day with spring in the air  

Did not have a ca...

Hopping Trains

...On Friday nights we’d sneak into
the railyard and wait
in the shadows 
between the floodlights for a train
slow enough for us to hop,
our hands already tingling
with the promise of flight.

W...

Surviving this thing called life

...Surviving This Thing Called Life

Anxiety coils in my chest,
A tightness I can’t name,
Whispers of doubt,
Cold fingers tracing my every breath.

Fear crouches at my doorstep,
A shadow that ne...

My skin is not smooth, it is a landscape, creased and rough

...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...

The Owl

...
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...

What It’s Like Without You

...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...

was that a man or woman

...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...

Echo of my heart

...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...

Self-hatred

...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...

Shared space

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

Birthdays are forever

...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?...

Hope my final sigh is Relief

...
Written: March 31st, 2024 for Matt Caliri Coagulation Contest

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Finally, my blood began to coagulate;
I am initially concerned over p...

Narrow Margin

...- 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...

growing pains

...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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