Tag Archives: choice

The Killing

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Helen

All the newspapers Scream lurid headlines Dehumanizing the loss Someone’s daughter Someone’s bride Statistically defined Blood and flesh Rendered upon Tabloid voyeurism The killing kills Twice; the knife blade first The gossip close behind (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights … Continue reading →

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Prometheus

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Helen

This Prometheus Firegiver Seekers’ friend Sacrificial generosity Humble us before The altar of your gift It is feels as though I walked with the gods Last evening Seeing a fiery star Fall to the ground And a vulture rise To … Continue reading →

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RCC Update – Any Advice Most Welcome!!!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Helen

Can I make a confession?  Right now I feel like I’m on the brink of nervous exhaustion. My work life is out of control at the moment.  Every day brings new, complex problems and massive juggling of resources and politics, … Continue reading →

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This Means War

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Helen

Prepare our troops I have seen your plans You will not succeed To tie my hands Your blinkered approach Has no strategy Think twice before you Lay siege to me I know your desires What you’re fighting for But I am … Continue reading →

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Paradox

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Helen

The human heart Is a paradox Savage selfishness In a gold-edged box It wants what it wants And believes what should be Is its singular desire To merge to a ‘we’ Each love dream unique To each solitary heart Chosen … Continue reading →

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The Listener

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Helen

Attentive And quiet Collecting thoughts Like butterflies Pinned to a secret wall In a room No-one sees Almost invisible The barely perceptible Nodding head Hands touching lightly Momentarily Gestures of support Urging the speech Drinking it in Cataloguing the species … Continue reading →

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Suspicion

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Helen

How can one know when wariness is required? The paranoid dances a fool’s parade, boxing shadows But over-confidence precedes a fall more frequently than pride So how does one decide? Deceit’s patterns arise wearing the mask of a friend But … Continue reading →

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Connected Limericks

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Helen

An ambitious woman once said Tis better to lead than be led But with no-one to follow Her pride she must swallow On bitterest truth is she fed A deluded woman believed That she helped all the people she grieved … Continue reading →

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Just a Game

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Helen

Plots and schemes Nefarious dreams Ace up sleeve Poised to leave False faced friend Truth suspends Melodrama If you harm her One way out Moment’s doubt Draw your gun It’s begun One left standing So demanding Truth re-framed It’s just … Continue reading →

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Three Fates

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Helen

Three Fates decide While we abide Both growth and pride Then lesser tides Three Fates bestow On those below A chance to grow Once quick, once slow Three Fates decree What we may be And how we’ll see Eternity Three … Continue reading →

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