Tag Archives: cruelty

Memory

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Helen

Crystalline light refracts before tired eyes Do I know this place? So strange to not trust familiarity It may be illusory cosmetic, or real All the same now I do not know Words used to flow like rivers from my … Continue reading →

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Birthing Art

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Helen

Irritation of oysters Create the pearl Agony of labour New life Deeper pain and distress Forge a writer’s words Or an artist’s brush A singer’s song Whirling in this mire Off centre Intimately alone Can a monstrosity Create a star … Continue reading →

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You

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Helen

You Epitomise everything You claim To despise Your lack Of self-awareness Is astonishingly Comprehensive Others in our midst Consider you A curious caricature Of clueless conniving Your plans Are so transparent Even polished glass Seems foggy By comparison Your seething, … Continue reading →

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Dangerous

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Helen

Dangerous driving Without headlights Careening down A darkened road An accident Yearning to happen A wild heart Set to explode Somehow stealthy Always lethal Crouching evil With intent Hides in shadows Clothed in darkness Brutal heart That won’t relent c) … Continue reading →

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Schemer

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Helen

Your schemes While hyperbolic Still have an elegance A symmetry That may prove Effective yet You could surprise The unwary With the dissonance between Your smile And your intent Just be careful Not to over-estimate The strategy Of other players … Continue reading →

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Witch Hunt

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Helen

Raven hair Splayed in water Desperate web See how This gypsy’s daughter’s Fortunes ebb Older gods Spells and chanting Drag her down One salvation They are granting If she drowns Weighted cords Tie her feet Clasp her hands Her lungs … Continue reading →

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Empowerment – International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Helen

Sometimes I’m asked in my work, as a senior woman in my agency, to talk to other women about how my career progressed. I’m happy to do this, but perhaps the story I tell seems strange. Because I believe I … Continue reading →

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Aspirational Alliteration

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Helen

This competition corrodes camaraderie Vicious victory from verbal vilification Hopeful honesty hides from hurtful humour Bonding betrayed by bloodied besting Stop senseless slaughter! Souls strive so sadly Unity ultimately undoes unfair undermining Hands holding, highlighting hopeful hearts. (c) Helen Valentina … Continue reading →

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Resurrection

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Helen

Misshapen hands Too many lost years drawn on a relentless rack Curvature of spine, bent now too many times to the blunt force of brutality Raise your glittering eyes full of blood-rinsed tears to a morning of uncertain hope Years … Continue reading →

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Would Be Kings

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Helen

Taking a global view Reading their Sun Tzu Smoke filled rooms Moving the chess piece Palm covered with grease Treachery blooms Shorting the stock exchange Itineraries rearranged Viral campaigns Finding their winning streak Secrets begin to leak Nothing’s restrained Throwing … Continue reading →

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