Tag Archives: cruelty

Alcatraz

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Helen

My own personal Alcatraz Ground down Brute mortar and pestle Hanging from walls that seep Of age, pain and time Sunken, craven flesh and brittle bones But it’s all in my mind My mind Entrapped in thoughts of a past … Continue reading →

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Complete Abandon – for Prompt 18 – Losing Control

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Helen

Always the veritable picture of reserve I spent my days waiting for a god to fall from heaven or rise from hell and take me home, though long ago I’d found no path or road would lead me to a … Continue reading →

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Denied

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Helen

I drew from the well of his heart A simple enough place to start I sought not above nor below For guidance to follow my part I grew from the gifts he’d bestow In attention I’d bask and I’d glow … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Yesterday’s Voices

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Helen

The telephone sits idle in its cradle The silence is so deafening it hurts I’ll forget you tomorrow if I’m able And I’ll pray to god you get your just deserts The days in this most awful week are dragging … Continue reading →

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Debt

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Helen

My debt to you is this Turned cheek and not a kiss Closed door and not your friend No beginning, just the end Your debt to me unpaid Justice still remains delayed You can only be denied I hope this … Continue reading →

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Pretty In Pink

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Helen

She was pretty in pink Her thirteenth year The schoolyard games Still gentle, dear On the cusp of life Not knowing fear She was pretty in pink Could that be enough To protect from cruelty When youth gets rough? In … Continue reading →

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Bad Influence

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Helen

I was so quiet and secure No passion troubled me Perhaps lived hidden and obscure Just the way that it should be You were wild and unpredictable And yet you looked at me You looked at me I sought not … Continue reading →

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Temptation

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Helen

I have been my forty days in the wilderness Felt his breath so soft and warm against my cheek Urging me to offerings, bidding that I speak Of things forgotten, things secret and things lost But my words are parched, … Continue reading →

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True Colours

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Helen

Paint the canvas black and red Fire and brimstone, I’ll approve Through it all some splash of white Deeper lacks here to remove Draw true colours from the pit See as though through demon eyes Nowhere fit for blue or … Continue reading →

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