Tag Archives: crime

Send In the Clowns – Friday Music Prompt #50

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Helen

Everything reversed Injustice is fair Poverty street for old billionaires Send in the clowns Doing the crime Power does no time Beauty queen covered in rivers of slime Send in the clowns Each one of them clowns Just when … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire | Tagged clowns, crime, dark, music prompt, Politics, prompt, send in the clowns | 17 Comments

Person of Interest

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Helen

You were a person of interest In the pit of my life A criminal, dark nightshade A switch blade knife Your photo pinned to walls And jagged lines The passage of relationships Are here defined A sociopath in cultured clothes … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged belief, choice, crime, denial, madness, Musings, person of interest, Switchblade, truth | 11 Comments

Programming Breakdown

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Helen

The programming has broken Normal service Will not resume Anytime soon The stalker has lost his quarry He cannot recall His instructions at all Like a lone wolf He bays at the moon The triggers are wide of their mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged belief, choice, crime, cruelty, dark, death, delusion, madness, memory, mind control, murder, Serial killer, Serial Murder, truth | 10 Comments

Even Then

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Helen

Should you fall to your knees Beg forgiveness A supplicant before me Even then, even then I do not know Should you admit to your crimes Every single one Without excuse or accusation Even then, even then I do not … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged blame, crime, dark, denial, forgiveness, Musings, pain, Relationships, revenge, truth | 8 Comments

To…?

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Helen

I ache Within Stricken with a hunger I cannot name On the tip of my tongue It tantalizes A memory of the lost Do you haunt me still? You seemed so gone I blessed the relief Found an ordinary life … Continue reading →