Tag Archives: dark

Intruders

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Helen

They come at night They bite They’re shuddering With sin A wraith, a ghost They boast They’ll take us all We’ll fall Intruders deep They creep I cannot weep Nor sleep I cannot breathe Please leave I’ve paid the cost … Continue reading →

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Pretender

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Helen

I am a pretender to this throne I am a joker out of time I am an imposter in this realm I’m a poet without rhyme I’m a wearer of all masks And such faces as I’ve worn Are of … Continue reading →

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Warrior Headdress – for Prompt 29 Rorschach Test

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Helen

Warrior headdress fit for a God Eyes slit behind steel Fears emerge, submerge, congeal This glittering morning as we rise Reclaim all our death-soaked battle cries Warrior headdress, archangel wings Sombre in solitude Refracting darker attitude The elements severe but … Continue reading →

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Multitudes

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Helen

‘I am large, I contain multitudes’ Walt Whitman The concept of the singular Is foreign to you Your personalities are so multiple You hardly knew The impact of your lack Of linearity The way the others round you yearned For … Continue reading →

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Morality

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Helen

‘Morality is the weakness of the mind’ Arthur Rimbaud A worthy gift for gods Too drunk on their immortality A tribute as a delicacy Of all of man’s fragility Dishonour of morality The weakness of the world I lay this … Continue reading →

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Perception

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Helen

What I see Is not what you mean me to see What I hear Is not what you say What I feel Is a better barometer For the things You would desire, prefer You’re a ghost Living in human bones … Continue reading →

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Alumni

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Helen

Do you think they know our secrets, as we gather in this room, this forum of contrived memory as all bonhomie, all networks bloom? Do you think they know the truth of us, this alumni born of hell? And should … Continue reading →

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Apprentice

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Helen

He said ‘you’ll be my apprentice to darkness and light’ He festered in hallways dripping sigils, with flames burning bright And I thought I’d surrender, believed that I might Learn of secrets so hidden, so lost in this night He … Continue reading →

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When They Said That You Were Gone

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Helen

When they said that you were gone It was not my place to mourn You’re just some faded photographs In a scrapbook old and torn Now you finally took your leave There’s no space for me to grieve Just a … Continue reading →

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Written In the Stars

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Helen

They said that we were written in the stars Something to do with Venus conjunct Mars Celestial union born from just a glance Deeper meanings full of relevance They said above us Heaven must have smiled Bid us linger together … Continue reading →

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