Tag Archives: darkness

Moment – for Prompt 55 Slowly Dawning Horror

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Helen

There was a moment when you stood upon the stair and all the lights of the world coalesced cascading in your lustrous hair, and men in rooms played billiards into the night And you thought you could still make it … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged darkness, death, delusion, evil, fear, horror, madness, memory, mind control, pain, prompt, ritual, ritual sacrifice, sacrifice, Spiritual | 18 Comments

Mood Indigo

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Helen

Navy black depression Too many coffees consumed This desperate day Awaking desolate Without rhyme or reason In doubt and dismay Mood indigo Crosses your brittle thoughts Like a lost memory All of these colours Just fading away Just the light … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged blue moon, blues, dark, darkness, depression, Dreams, indigo, memory, mood, Musings, pain, temperament | 12 Comments

Shadows

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Helen

Peek-a-boo Shadows lurking Children play In darkened rooms Lullabies Hide their terrors In the world The black rose blooms Hush now child No use crying Shadow friends Have come to play All who live Will soon by dying Nothing more … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged childhood, dark, darkness, dissociation, Dreams, fearful, fears, Games, lullaby, madness, nursery rhyme, shadows, threat | 5 Comments

Triple Threat

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Helen

One part murder One part love One part mind Triple threat Like a Cerberus Just behind I’m Persephone Rising up From the dark Triple threat It’s just summer Just a spark © Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged alchemy, Aspiration, belief, choice, danger, dark, darkness, demeter, murder, mythology, myths, perspehone, Spiritual, summer, triple threat | 6 Comments

Demons

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Helen

Battling my demons They hide In crevices in my mind Like memories I inconveniently find Too quickly to avert my gaze They’re there Dark silhouettes they dance A strange syncopation To remind me Of their origins and station In my … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged belief, choice, dark, darkness, death, delusion, Demon, demons, denial, dissociation, fear, identity, inner demons, Musings, Satan, truth | 12 Comments

Slicing – for Community Storyboard September 8 Prompt – Horror Story

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Helen

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 →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged ancient gods, community storyboard, cruelty, darkness, delusion, fear, horror, horror story, madness, pain, prompt, Spiritual | 14 Comments

Akin

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Helen

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 →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged akin, cruelty, dark, darkness, death, denial, kinship, night, pain, raven, starless, truth | 14 Comments

Dark Moon Water

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Helen

Dark moon water on cobblestones Coloured faces like the light Passing through a jazz drenched scene Disappearing in the night A solo saxophonist Croons a gentle, mournful cry As partners in a strange parade Join their hands and pass him by … Continue reading →