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"The Tension Glass" by Adjah Charis Selase

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May 15th, 2026

Young Poets Contest #1 – First Place

The Tension Glass

by Adjah Charis Selase

Anxiety,
Tension fills the room.
Hands
Vigorously moving,
Writing creativity.
 
Mine—
Stagnant, like the breeding place of mosquitoes.
My mind refuses to flow.
 
Every grain of sand in the hourglass
Increases my fear of failure.
What should I write?
The thought creeps in without warning.
 
Pens down!
If only I had powers,
I would stop time.
 
Fear of failure envelops me.
Perhaps the hourglass
Should be renamed
The tension glass.

About the Poet
Adjah Charis Selase (Eun Hye) resides in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana.
Read the poet's biography and Young Poets World publications on Adjah Charis Selase's Artist Page.

Young Poets Collection
This poem is featured in Young Poets Collection #2, published in the Young Poets World Library.

Keywords: examination, stress, writing

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