Tag Archives: delusion

Alcatraz

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Helen

My own personal Alcatraz Ground down Brute mortar and pestle Hanging from walls that seep Of age, pain and time Sunken, craven flesh and brittle bones But it’s all in my mind My mind Entrapped in thoughts of a past … Continue reading →

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Dismal

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Helen

Dismal dreams Greyish tones and sepia Caress the sleeping mind With symbols which are ephemeral at best No secrets to uncover No paths to tread of import As we lay our weary heads at last to rest The detritus of … Continue reading →

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Complete Abandon – for Prompt 18 – Losing Control

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Helen

Always the veritable picture of reserve I spent my days waiting for a god to fall from heaven or rise from hell and take me home, though long ago I’d found no path or road would lead me to a … Continue reading →

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Denied

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Helen

I drew from the well of his heart A simple enough place to start I sought not above nor below For guidance to follow my part I grew from the gifts he’d bestow In attention I’d bask and I’d glow … Continue reading →

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Programming Breakdown

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Helen

The programming has broken Normal service Will not resume Anytime soon The stalker has lost his quarry He cannot recall His instructions at all Like a lone wolf He bays at the moon The triggers are wide of their mark … Continue reading →

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Canvas

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Helen

Am I your canvas Oh artist! For your greatest work? Pressed by oil on silk Butterfly on a pin The colours changing Constantly, from light to dark Am I the flame That burns within Or just a failing spark? Late … Continue reading →

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Bright Young Things

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Helen

Gen Y rules Blink and you’ll miss them Bright young things Reach out for transitory life Would-be kings Queens of time Not yet old or wise Think they’ve known Might arrive but can’t realise, overthrown (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All … Continue reading →

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Bad Influence

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Helen

I was so quiet and secure No passion troubled me Perhaps lived hidden and obscure Just the way that it should be You were wild and unpredictable And yet you looked at me You looked at me I sought not … Continue reading →

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Temptation

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Helen

I have been my forty days in the wilderness Felt his breath so soft and warm against my cheek Urging me to offerings, bidding that I speak Of things forgotten, things secret and things lost But my words are parched, … Continue reading →

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Facing One’s Fears…..

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Helen

OK, they say facing your fears is good for you. Let’s hope so! Today I do something which many of you do happily and without thought often – as celebration, as memories, as fun – but for me it is … Continue reading →

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