Tag Archives: dark

Closed Door

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Helen

A closed door Tiny fear Blooms now in the pit Of my stomach Running through my blood A chill Of the unknown Just a door But what lies behind it? Muffled sounds Did I hear a cry? Be still my … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | 23 Comments

Rivals

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Helen

Symbiotic twins it seems Too alike Too similar backgrounds Too common talents Every twin must find Their own identity So it is For you and me Perhaps within alliances Of this kind Breeds the contempt Of familiarity Some unconscious Separation … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Lost Ghost

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Helen

Wraithlike Half floating Half gliding Down spectral halls The outline of A memory Ever so faintly Ever so gently calls Sorrowful Dark mourning Hands wringing Suffused with strange light A childless mother Husbandless bride Supplicant here Weeps in sacrificial white … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Dissociation

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Helen

Spinning circles Crowd my mind In this maze As paths unwind Coloured masks To hide the faces Strange identities Leave no traces Shattered dreams Nightmare view Can’t see where We’re going to Rough cut image Barely seen Can’t remember Where … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Endings – Five Sentence Fiction

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Helen

With thanks to Owlish Thoughts for the idea of the five sentence fiction form 🙂 The burden of love freely given but which I cannot return weighs so heavy on me, dragging me down further into my silence. I want … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Prose | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Dark Nights

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Helen

Dark Knights begin their marching In a bleak parade A modern-day Hamlet By obsession is betrayed His every fevered thought Through the media relayed By the lake they watch and wait For the Dark Knights passing by And could this … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Vitriol

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Helen

You go through me Like a dose of salts Your opinions And decisions Bleed me dry You’re like the cure To your own disease Mere proximity to you Inspires a purge If your impact Could be calibrated And bottled To … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

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 →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Other Woman

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Helen

Lipsticks stains should be A cheap ruse Beneath her She carries the aroma Of hidden sin Mid range hotels Frequented at lunch hours Stolen moments Exotic tastes Making this life A living cliché She looks in this golden mirror And … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

The House

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Helen

A lonely house Upon a hill Hid every secret Every ill Knock on the door Or ring the bell The path to heaven Leads to hell And all the mortals Who dwell within Lost their innocence Soaked in sin (c) … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments