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Slicing – for Community Storyboard September 8 Prompt – Horror Story

Razor sharp Slicing My sinews crack open I’m almost unaware Of the assault It comes so quietly So expertly They always come In shadows And silence And slicing Sweat soaked sheets Would mix with blood Cold grey eyes Watched me … Continue reading

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Trick of the Mind

You were a trick of the mind A wolf in jester’s clothing A child within a man You were a phantom being Clothed in trickster flesh Strange skeletal span You were the opposite Of what you would portray And yet … Continue reading

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She, Unaware for Prompt 20 Wordle

I bend so sad this day before Her pharisaical denial She still believes beyond all doubt Humility is not her style She wears this brittle certitude Bereft all mercy, her pursuit For power from self idolatry She digs so viciously, … Continue reading

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Falling

God help me as I fall, fall down deeper down Are you there in the ether with a soothing hand? Are the shadows merely chimeras I do not understand But yet I do And yet I do And I’m just … Continue reading

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Blackest Rose

This forsaken shore This brittle morn Where lives were lost And vows forsworn We count the cost Before the dawn Before the dawn Such flags were raised Such plans begun A birth betrayed Forgotten son And all our oaths Are … Continue reading

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Thrice

Pity me, he said Look and see I’ve bled My forsaken youth Is my final proof I am innocent Of all dark intent Pity me, he said Look, see how I’ve bled Forgive me he cried Though I’ve thrice denied … Continue reading

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Akin

You are akin to night A starless sky A raven in full flight Utter absences of light You’re of the deep A well of longing A restless, fitful sleep Dark promises to keep You’re groom to death Funeral procession Secrets … Continue reading

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Never

Now never a path back This road is broken Beaten down This is just sterile Conquered ground Now never a path back We’ll never speak of this As strangers pass Across these streets Where only loss And terror meets We’ll … Continue reading

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Split Soul Angel

How is it that your words Your music and your poetry Draw from such a source Of deep, beauteous profundity Ethereal, otherworldly soul That captures the listener Entirely, whole And yet your actions in this world Are dark and lost … Continue reading

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Murder

Precision Ice cold hairline crack Splits apart Delicate Surgeon symphony Conducts pain Raw revolt Skin and sinew scram Bloodied cry Mute question Unanswered, too late Tell me why….. (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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