#tension poems on Hello Poetry

Molly Jenkins Nov 2015

fig

smoke-sheet eyes, you
questioned me behind
a mesh divider
all my hot hard "no"s
all my parting throes -
terrifying, endless, and gaping.

you questioned,
and never answered
you opened me like
an underripe fig
I didn't understand
how a person
could pull me apart
too soon.
Now I mould
over, I bruise
and hug the wet,
black ground.

There is a time and a place for everything; in the absence of this, life falls out of balance and we succumb to the allure of alternate scenarios instead of crafting meaning in our current lives

#growth #missed #timing #connections #tension #miscommunication

aniket nikhade Oct 2015

Reconciling Important Moments of Life

In a moment or so
Within a short span of time
Everything will change
It’s anxiety
With a little bit of surge in tension an anxiety takes hold of the mind
What will happen now?
What will happen next?

In a moment or so
Within a short span of time
Everything will fall in it’s proper place as per thought prior
As per planned
Expectations
These are expectations
Expectations are built upon expectations when expectations from prior are met.
When expectations from prior are fulfilled.

In a moment or so
Within a short span of time
All the efforts made so far will yield the desired results
It’s hope
It’s hope that keeps everyone working towards the future

With each passing moment
With yet another advancing day,
Very soon that will become part of the present, time passes by
Time flies, however, life continues

With all the twists and turns that happen in everyone's life
With all the odds that come along the way
With all the ups and downs of life
All the highs and lows in life
Life continues
Life does not stop waiting for someone
Life continues as it is
At it's usual pace.

It's important that reconciliation takes place in life. When looking out for a resolution, it ends up with something you never wanted in the first place to happen.

#short #anxiety #change #moment #everything #happen #tension #span #planned #surge

Shyanna Ashcraft Sep 2015

Depression or Love (Who Am I?)

It creeps along,
Slinking in the shadows,
Watching, waiting,
Wanting for you to pause,
To hesitate in your movement,
Smirking to itself in a sly way,
Grinning at the goose bumps,
The chills that chase you
Chanting your name,
As it chisels its way
Into your mind,
Catching you as you stumble
On the corner of a slanting stone,
It takes hold of you as
Your wary will makes way;
Your resolve risks crumbling;
Your heart pounds,
Pounding.
Pounding at your mind,
Until you can't help
But to give in again,
Like you have so many times before.
It has you in its clutches,
Grasps so tight to its prey,
Pray for a good outcome,
Or an escape,
A reprieve,
But it has its hold,
It has your bold
Soul screaming out in fear,
You are ensnared.

09-29-15

I wrote this On a random urge, and as I wrote the words brought both depression and love to my mind and it brought me to see that although polar opposites, they have so much in common.

#love #depression #alliteration #tension #scare

Zead Sep 2015

<3

lifestyles and culture
political stance and war
funerals at last

#love #truth #war #peace #unity #harmony #tension #******* #3 #conclusion

Johanna Magdalena Sep 2015

A Poet

You ask me what a true poet is
Do you know what I think?
There´s more to a poet
Than their tears and their ink

There is hope on that paper
With dreams in each word
You love then you hate her
Some letters are blurred

There is passion, there´s comfort
A moment preserved in time
Piece of a heart, piece of a soul
Between every line
All of the thoughts that can´t be defined

There is confusion and tension
Happy and fearful days
Not just paper and pencil
But a whole life on that page

There´s sadness, there´s strength
You live and you die
A poet feels content
But then the ink starts to dry

Last one today, promise.
My thoughts on poets, January 2014.
Copyright @ Johanna Magdalena

#poet #life #heart #days #ink #think #paper #write #pencil #tension

Cheyenne Sep 2015

Tension

There is a tension that exists,
Here between you and I.
Its like a string pulled tight,
Ready to be snap at any moment.
It's forever there,
Taunting both of us.
We try to ignore it,
And pretend that it doesn't exist.
But it's there,
Every time you look at me,
When your eyes lock on mine.
Your words have a double meaning,
As do Mine.
Desperately we try to ignore the tension,
But its only a matter of time.

A poem talking about the ****** tension that exists between two people.

#****** #tension #unavoidable #promisquity

Derrick Feinman Jul 2015

Inherent Value

Individuals:
Productivity's the thing
For objective worth.

To an individual, his or her life is everything. His or her quality of life is paramount. This seems to directly conflict with one's worth to a group. A group only values based on productivity and potential of that individual to the group. If one's values are adverse to the shared values of the group and he or she actively seeks them, he or she becomes not only valueless, but a threat to the group. Visa-Versa is also true.

#self #life #society #humanity #worth #conflict #value #tension #economy #individualism

Jessica April Jul 2015

Untitled

I barely remember how your voice sounds anymore,
or at least I like to think I've almost forgotten.
It still echoes in my empty head late at night when I can't sleep...

Your voice sounds so close now but so far away.
I thought I could feel your rough hands
around my neck
when you typed how badly you craved me.
I felt my heart skip
And my skin burn,
When you said tensions were high
and you missed me.

#love #personal #relapse #tension

Angela Moreno Jul 2015

Untouchable

For once it would be easier
To be miles and miles away from you
Than in this room
Where you sit close enough to touch
Yet remain entirely untouchable.

This distance is agony.

#lonely #painful #distance #tension