Tag Archives: dark

I Am No Hero

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Helen

I calculate my days In increments of risk and gain I make my power plays For reasons that I won’t explain And as the danger comes My reptile brain, alert, awake Is beating on the drums And counting prisoners to … Continue reading →

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Three Days

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Helen

Three days deep Rolling in my sleep Closing eyes that weep Secrets that I keep Three days deep Three days long Moving with the throng Praying to belong Offering my song Three days long Three days dark Like children in … Continue reading →

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Battle

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Helen

‘Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you’ Friedrich Nietzsche Unaccustomed to your eyes I returned the gaze I found myself in apparent delight, a simple … Continue reading →

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Tarnished -for Prompt 23 – Anais Nin Quotes

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Helen

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.” Anais … Continue reading →

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Slither

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Helen

You are susseration Serpent slithering Softly, silently You ask supplication Service and servitude Suiting your sin Such solace in solitude Somehow so sinister Soothsayer’s song You are susseration Serpent that slithers Silent assassin Seeking serenity © Helen Valentina 2013, All … Continue reading →

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Kingdom of Heaven

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Helen

This kingdom of heaven is desolate Cold winter has come to its shores A battalion of wariness follows And like slaves we are called to the oars Guide this ship cross uncertain horizons Find no angels to sing in your … Continue reading →

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Withering

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Helen

You endured her withering gaze You had to Her door was a ritual passageway A way through Her inspection is cold and precise She means to Makes us creatures of her own device Agreed to Like the crone she’s meticulously … Continue reading →

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Hunger Part 2

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Helen

Gnawing need Beyond our choice Sweet desire Finds its voice Given nourishment We rejoice Craving, hunger Beyond our choice Stomach tightens Dragging need Isn’t gluttony Or even greed From this hell we Must be freed Grasping hunger Dragging need © … Continue reading →

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Hotel Rooms

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Helen

Those days we met In hotel rooms And spent such lazy Afternoons We made our secrets And promised twice To fool all others About our vice We drank champagne In silken sheets Our favourite tunes Played on repeat A recipe … Continue reading →

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If You Stop Breathing

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Helen

If you stop breathing I’ll follow he said Down through the whirlwind, wherever I’m led Six feet so deep in earth and in stone Holding your hand so you’re never alone If you stop breathing I’ll hold you he cried … Continue reading →

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