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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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Still

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Helen

Still photography terrifies Pinned like a butterfly To the wall A moment in time Captured forever No hope of revision Excision To this perpetual vision It was but a moment Fleeting expression Trace of a smile Just gone And the … Continue reading →

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I Cared

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Helen

I shunned you once You came to stay I cared for you You went away I turned my back You called my name I called you back You never came You are perverse You turn the screw The opposite Is … Continue reading →

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Paradoxical

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Helen

I woke one morning to recall A night without a dream at all And from this dreamless well arose Such choices, of which none I chose And from such choices turned away Came shafts of sunlight without day And memories … Continue reading →

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Contrary

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Helen

I am a creature Out of time and style When blizzards rage I wear a smile In victory’s glare A frown I wear When joy is here I shed a tear I do not think I come from here I … Continue reading →

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I Am Lost

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Helen

I am lost within this maze This labyrinth I am frightened of the shadows And the Minotaur within I move forward Or so it seems Till I’m backward Lost in dreams Just lost I am lost within this house This … Continue reading →

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Before You

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Helen

Before you I was innocent I believed a smile Was just a smile A glance Was just a glance Before you I was half content I believed that love Would come to me My chance Would come, my chance Before … Continue reading →

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Out of Sight

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Helen

He was always just out of sight Leaving his debris behind He was one with shadow and night Always so cruel, never kind He was always just out of reach Pimpernel-like he would fly Blink and you’d miss what he’d … Continue reading →

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Nip Tuck

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Helen

Just a minor alteration No need for such great vexation Nip and tuck, precise intent Know your money is well spent On your face or in your life I can skilfully turn my knife Anything you want cut out Will … Continue reading →

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Fetish

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Helen

You are my fetish I don’t want you real Your effect must be heightened Revealed, not concealed I want to just linger On the sweep of your face The song and the singer Not even a trace You are my fetish … Continue reading →

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