Tag Archives: belief

Byzantium

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Helen

May as well have been In Byzantium All history’s glory Lost in tedium Of the lost but free Let me be the one To have finished what I have just begun All hyperbole And such drama here Might just be … Continue reading →

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Uneasy Listening

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Helen

Outside the rooms Time moves slower Sunlight has a volume Trickling as gold Through dirty curtains The clock beat is ominous Uneasy listening And if you were to lean Up against the wall to hear You wouldn’t hear What you … Continue reading →

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Psycopath – for Prompt 32 – Bridge

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Helen

They say there is such a short distance within the cerebral cortex to the amygdala Tenuous bridge of thought that shimmers with indeterminate, uncontrolled reptilian response These furrowed roads within are fortune’s fool and character as destiny trembles on this molten … Continue reading →

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Final Cut

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Helen

The final cut The final day Was slicing through everything Fear, hope, dismay Was a backwards glance Walking away The final cut The final day The final cut Without remorse Was denying everything What was worse Was a flippant comment … Continue reading →

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Free

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Helen

Free from thought Free from time Free from consequence Free from crime Free from circumstance Free from fear Free from sympathy Free from cheer Free from thoughts now Free from strife May as well be Free from life © Helen … Continue reading →

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Best Kept Secret

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Helen

You have the best kept secret of all They’d never know or guess How far you’d stoop or fall You hide your crimes in plain sight The whiplash of comedy Is a beacon far too harsh and bright For years … Continue reading →

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Recovery

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Helen

The day dawns less grey Less oppressive seems the sun And lights that lead the way show simpler pathways here to run Your name is not a beating repetition in my heart No image of your leaving haunts each day … Continue reading →

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New Dynamic

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Helen

There is a new dynamic here Eyes cannot hold their gaze There’s something different in you dear A weaker connection now I fear Your eyes distracted, glazed A new dynamic takes its place Within our complex games A dark, distorted, … Continue reading →

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Truth or Dare?

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Helen

To speak the truth so long past now I am not certain I can try I know not where I may begin To be so certain I don’t lie And do I dare and would I choose To risk it … Continue reading →

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Enemy Waters

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Helen

Swim carefully The tendrils here are deadly They curl and coil about you To draw you further in Swim cautiously The many coloured fish are all Siren songs to your decline Beautiful assassins Swim hopefully Within the web of blue … Continue reading →

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