Tag Archives: Aspiration

Withering

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Helen

You endured her withering gaze You had to Her door was a ritual passageway A way through Her inspection is cold and precise She means to Makes us creatures of her own device Agreed to Like the crone she’s meticulously … Continue reading →

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First

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Helen

I wish you were my first love I wish no others came before My hand and yours fit like a glove And so to all the gods implore Re-write my ancient history And make my heart unbroken be For I … Continue reading →

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Warmth

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Helen

Too much warmth Is stifling It suffocates It draws you in Too little warmth Will cause a chill It turns you blue It makes you ill So what to make Of failing flame Just a mistake So who’s to blame? … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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