I am fine
but my heart
is in knots
stray thought-struck
held captive
by an over-thought
Fast-fraying fingers
pull at knots
to loosen their grip
but they tighten
and fear greets me
with a kiss
Nothing is wrong
why do I feel like this?
I wrote this poem from a prompt in dVerse, the virtual pub for poets. The prompt calls for the writer to write a poem of exactly 44 words, not including the title, and including the word “knot” in some form.
Seamus O'Shaughnessy, Jr. 
This is expressed very well.
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Thank you 🙂
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Your quadrille resonates with me, Evan, especially the way we can fine one moment and the next be stray thought-struck’ and tied up with panic. I love the alliterative ‘fast-fraying fingers’, which sound fearful and nervous, and the phrase ‘fear greets me with a kiss’.
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Thank you! I was really trying to express the randomness of it, the total irrational way in which anxiety can just grab you in a totally unspectacular moment, when nothing is wrong
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Oh that feeling when the knots just get tighter… It’s not easy to just lay back and rest
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Almost impossible. And sometimes even trying to rest just gives your mind more time to race in all kinds of ridiculous directions! An impossible game!
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This is very well woven, and I’m sure, recognizable to too many! Well done!
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Thank you!
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everything is wrong, we are living life in a pandemic
Stay Safe
Much💜love
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Thank you! 🙂 Much love right back atcha 💜
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I like time of the fast-fraying fingers and just the unknown origins of your knot of anxiety. Enjoyed.
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Thank you for the comment, I’m glad you liked it!
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We’re on the same plane with this prompt, Brother. Solid expression of internality. Congrats.
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I enjoyed your piece as well. It was nice to see a kindred spirit, even if the topic is…a bit morose 🤣
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You expressed anxiety so well! It is so contradictory and irrational sometimes. And the knots just get tighter when you try to relax. . .
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I’m glad you liked it! Thank you for your comment 🙂
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You’re very welcome. 😀
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A powerful capture of the feeling….in words. If only we could capture it and send it to the moon. I have experienced it socially but I empathize with those who deal with this daily and unexpectedly.
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Maybe even send it past the stars!
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Covid has engendered anxieties for any number of reasons. Finding calming moments of contemplation is well worth the effort.
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It certainly is! I hope you have been able to find some of those moments as well 😊
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There is something at the root of it, you just haven’t figured out what it is yet. Acknowledging it’s there is an act of courage. Fear’s kiss is a great way of putting it.
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Your poem poignantly expresses the angst of anxiety!
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked it!!
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The anxiety, I can feel it! The stirring, especially when nothing is wrong and nothing should be wrong, right, so why am I feeling this way? THAT feeling, in all its essence, was communicated powerfully and it hits you deeply. An amazing take on the prompt.
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Thank you 😊 I’m glad you liked it!
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You capture the feelings of anxiety very well. Especially when it comes out of the blue for no real reason.
Take care of yourself! 💕
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Haha thank you, I appreciate it 💜🌻
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Nicely done poem about anxiety.
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Thank you!
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This is very much anxiety, a tightening that seems so unnecessary and definitely knots! 💯
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haha thanks! 🙂
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It’s so easy to fall prey to these unnamed fears, especially in the current climate.
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Beautiful and well-written description of anxiety, Evan. I and so many can relate. 🙂
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Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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You’re very welcome. 🙂
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Oh..very well done and a poetic and relatable example of anxiety.
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Thank you 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
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A well constructed and enjoyable read.
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Beautifully written!
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