A poem about fear might be written in shaky letters to represent trembling....
Calligram
A calligram is a poem in which the calligraphy, the formation of the letters or the font selected, represents an aspect of the poem’s subject, as in: thin (written in a very thin font), ancient (looking crumbling and old) or growth (with each letter written in a progressively larger font size). A poem about fear might be written in shaky letters to represent trembling. This font choice supports the reading of the poem by emphasising the meaning of particular words.
By Habiba Majid
Spare me a jiffy
A breather and I leave
Where psyches complement
And egos harmonize
In seclusion I survive
Lucidity shoves off
I’m numb like winter toes
I like it here
By Alina Y. Mughal
One mistake is all it takes
To choke me of my freedom
My right to breathe
My right to sin as I please
Liberties I’m granted seldom
You have condemned me to Hellfire
I am a hopeless cause
For acting on mortal desire
But I seek to cause no harm
Yet you my friend,
Have appointed yourself as a Godsend
A protector of society
That needs to be defended by many
All I ask of you is
If He can see who I am
And you claim to be the blessing you are
Why can’t you recognize my humanity
By Dr. Hamnah Tayyab
I found myself lost somewhere,
Deep in the perturbing darkness,
Where no one is entitled to be,
A place of chaos and umbrage,
Wondering how to escape, as I lie here,
Wishing not to have that sway,
Confounding myself trapped entirely,
within my own created clan,
Maybe it’s my desire,
Or maybe it’s my trial,
To stay as long as I aspire,
Too impossible it is to smother,
The flames of desire in my heart,
I might not be able to tackle the,
Heap of hindrances ahead,
But I can always keep alive,
A little bit of my desire.
