Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Puppet Girl

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Helen

Your trauma is his mastery Your thoughts hallucinatory And on the edge did you feel pain? It might have been But then again Dissociation is a trickster For the truth a fatal mixer Puppet girl your threads are showing And … Continue reading →

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Opposites Attract

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Helen

I do not believe That opposites attract We like what reminds us Of the people that we want to be In moments we can still believe We are I walk alone Do not desire extroverts Their energy so wild And … Continue reading →

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Shape Shifter

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Helen

That morning you did not look like you Your body was much broader And your eyes a different hue No clarity and no order Where once you were a gazelle You seemed so much the bear I nearly passed unknowing … Continue reading →

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Backstage Affair

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Helen

Pierrot is crying For Columbine The lost carnival In deep spring time It’s greater than love But lesser than care This backstage affair Columbine weeps also For poor Pierrot He travels too deeply Where vagabonds go The moment most needed … Continue reading →

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Beige – for Prompt 30 – Colour

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Helen

Beige is the colour of guilt Cream white besmirched by dirt A half-hearted hue, it is dull dismay left over drying on a concrete floor Maroon the colour of regret Blood soaked purple lost like something decaying in the wake … Continue reading →

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Speckled

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Helen

Like a speckled egg Not quite the best Not quite the perfect one I grew Freckled skin And height before my time Blemished without cause Just in the weave of me A speckled egg An oddity Like a speckled egg … Continue reading →

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Le Poseur

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Helen

You live in fashion magazines Your calling card is arch You play extremes as though they’re subtle Positions weird and uncomfortable Accessorised to near extinction A creature of such faux distinction We follow as you march They call you ‘le … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Stranger

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Helen

Beautiful stranger Under this opalescent moon Don’t go away so soon, so soon Beautiful stranger With pale icy skin Don’t leave me now As this night’s drawing in Don’t wait too long For such games to begin Beautiful stranger Teeth … Continue reading →

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Feeling Wicked

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Helen

I could see you were feeling wicked Your eyes were glittering jewels You softy stroked the water Languorous by the pool The heavy black eyeliner You used to such effect Your evil is precision There’s nothing you neglect I could … Continue reading →

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Ladybug

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Helen

Little ladybug Red and black Wings are curled Upon your back You’re a wonder In small form Iridescent So adorned Little ladybug Perfect, small I can’t hurt you Not at all Such pure beauty Must be free Such a wonder … Continue reading →

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