Tag Archives: delusion

Rid Of Me – for Prompt 25 PJ Harvey

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Helen

Loquacious in your silence you are a jackal or born of one You’ve been on the hunt again way past midnight Even ghosts writhe in pain in your wake Fretful you have walked these empty, wide suburban streets Pacing beneath … Continue reading →

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Lineage

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Helen

I am of a lineage of fools Dancing on the precipice we try For star filled futures which elude us still Just dancing on the hill Waiting for a happier surprise I am of a lineage of grief Weeping in … Continue reading →

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Marketplace

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Helen

They are dancing in the marketplace With colours wild and free There’s a riddle here I cannot place There’s something here of me The items that they here display Are colourful and grand And I may ask them if I … Continue reading →

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Mirror

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Helen

If I held a mirror Closely up to you Could you see yourself Could you witness true? Could you see the dissonance Tween what you say and do Could you see yourself Could you witness true? In your world a … Continue reading →

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Choice

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Helen

It’s habitual The choice that I Return to Like a ritual All others that I Burn through Its methodical The process I Adopt here Pathological As to patterns I will adhere So predictable The vote that I Will cast now … Continue reading →

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Madness

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Helen

The madness of despair rides through her She breathes discontent and lability, her frown one moment turns to joy then darkens once again She is contradictions in all forms and cannot find the centre of herself let alone her world, … Continue reading →

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Possession

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Helen

Take me within you, take me inside Give me surrender, nothing denied I am your compass, forsaking all pride Take me within you, take me inside Let me true know you, let me true know All that’s in heaven, all … 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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Over-Heated

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Helen

You are overheated Your grasp is too reaching and your grip too weak You are fevered like a summer day With only sweat to cool you down No breeze will break the tempest Written on your brow Your heart is … Continue reading →

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