Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Before You

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Helen

Before you I was innocent I believed a smile Was just a smile A glance Was just a glance Before you I was half content I believed that love Would come to me My chance Would come, my chance Before … Continue reading →

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If You Stop Breathing

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Helen

If you stop breathing I’ll follow he said Down through the whirlwind, wherever I’m led Six feet so deep in earth and in stone Holding your hand so you’re never alone If you stop breathing I’ll hold you he cried … Continue reading →

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Out of Sight

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Helen

He was always just out of sight Leaving his debris behind He was one with shadow and night Always so cruel, never kind He was always just out of reach Pimpernel-like he would fly Blink and you’d miss what he’d … Continue reading →

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Eternal

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Helen

You are eternal As the sea Lifeblood coursing Throughout me And when I fall away And die In your sweet arms Eternal lie You are eternal Chaos born All of your sigils I have worn And see my oath Is … Continue reading →

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Nip Tuck

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Helen

Just a minor alteration No need for such great vexation Nip and tuck, precise intent Know your money is well spent On your face or in your life I can skilfully turn my knife Anything you want cut out Will … Continue reading →

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What Am I? For Prompt 21 My Story

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Helen

I am chrysalis returned, awakening I ask only for my mind’s true linearity That I learn from, not forget, my painful memories I turn, evolve, so deep within my skin I am butterfly wings expanding, trembling I absorb all information … Continue reading →

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Midas To Bacchus – for Right2Write Prompt 10 – Bacchus and Midas

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Helen

Let us weigh the balance, you and I My fingertips flow gold and yours flow wine I’m earthly rulership and you divine Let us weigh the balance, you and I Grant for me a moment free from gold For I … Continue reading →

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Fetish

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Helen

You are my fetish I don’t want you real Your effect must be heightened Revealed, not concealed I want to just linger On the sweep of your face The song and the singer Not even a trace You are my fetish … Continue reading →

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Cult Status

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Helen

He had Cult status Long before He knew He drew Aficionados Right out of The blue He couldn’t Stand us Neither me Nor you But he had Cult status Nothing he Could do He suffered Cult status One of the … Continue reading →

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End of an Era

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Helen

I always felt she epitomised the end of an era Like a queen surveying her own jazz age She was born out of time A moment too late Like an exclamation mark to remind us of former days that never … Continue reading →

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