Tag Archives: cruelty

Unforgiven

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Helen

I am that creeping rage That splinters across doorways Breaks homes With one sibilant breath Tears hearts Like cloth To bandage the wounds I make Something was wrong In my chemistry Leaving certain choices Impossible for me What beauteous deliverance … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Helen

I hear the mournful song of lost regret Melodious and precise It hovers above me Like a falling angel in flight Each word, each lyric Speaks of years And choices broken underfoot Trampled by fear Darkened pathway is blocked No … Continue reading →

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I Made a Promise Once

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Helen

I made a promise once Unconditional and pure I made it when I thought I knew At a time when I was sure But life eroded all this strength Till now I’m insecure I made a promise once When commitment … Continue reading →

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Awaken

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Helen

Awaken now at this first bitter light Survey a scene of all these lives betrayed Abomination to the very sight Lost each and every chance we had to save Remember this, the vows you can’t set right The lies you … Continue reading →

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Evolution

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Helen

Double helix Twists widdershins Tiny cracks In the unity Creates new form Struggling to be born From infertile ground Stretch to be The Other Separate from But built upon Edifice of ages The backward sweeping clock Tracks time Into the … Continue reading →

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Wordle prompt – Somatic Need

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Helen

This somatic need So cloying and demanding Overwhelms the spirit It is a tether To a darker underground Where we all depart light Here a spectral sylph May entice the unwary To naked awakening The final passing Skin to seamless … Continue reading →

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Sympathy (for Anne Boleyn)

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Helen

This cup is full Half blood, half molten gold An offering before the king This cup is full No longer young Half maid, half woman grown Years passed so very fast No longer young Desire’s slave Half fool, half wise … Continue reading →

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Nephilim

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Helen

We are of the fallen Giant wings folded Glancing behind us To horizons lost We are of the fallen Icarus’ brothers Sun worship songs Of ancient times We are of the fallen Strove for a moment To be only ourselves … Continue reading →

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Well Hello

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Helen

Well hello Mr Alienation So strange to see you At my door I admit to Some fascination To understand what You’ve come here for Come inside Mr Denial Have you broken All your vows? Is this just A strange reprisal … Continue reading →

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Water

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Helen

The water runs cold Like your blood Reptilian eyes Raise their wary hoods The surf that breaks Upon a distant shore Recalls your form In some strange place before Remembering well The day you turned to me Ensnared my gaze And … Continue reading →

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