Tag Archives: denial

Dreams For Sale

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen

Dreams for sale Man at the doorway Peddling hope Aspiring To beat the odds now Try to cope Dreams for rent Going cheap these days This can’t last Grab it quick Only one user From the past Dreams to trade … Continue reading →

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No More

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Helen

I wanted you once No more, no more I needed you once No more I paced for you once The floor, the floor I turned to your heart Implored I believed in you once Was blind, was blind Didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Justified

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Helen

Anger Cries out Enfolds its rage Deep within Heart Revenge Draws out Strong, ancient grief Surfacing now Past Action Balances this Eye for eye Peace found Justified (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Lost

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Helen

There’s a picture of you In a magazine A story of you No longer seen There’s a theory about Where you might have been The tears of the lost They flow for you There’s so little left For the world … Continue reading →

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One Word

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Helen

One word Spoken in the hush As evening falls One kiss Light on a cheek In shadows One promise Broken before It is made One heart Split at the core Bereft One word Too quiet to hear All is lost … Continue reading →

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Split

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Helen

Split apart like a peach at the banquet table We are Cut adrift like a lost lifeboat floating on silent seas We are Broken down like a grandfather clock, portentous but still We are Forever lost like keys to forgotten … Continue reading →

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Lost Weekend

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Helen

Blink and it’s Monday Lost weekend A cavity of darkness Inhabits my mind Am I blind? What of the past two days? Where are they hid? Light flashing before my eyes Friday night dreams Can’t resolve now at all The … Continue reading →

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Faceless One

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Helen

I dreamt Of the Faceless one Hidden eyes blazing Like collapsing sun Silent voice screaming Coming undone I heard the sound Of the Voiceless one Lyrical catcalls Dirges unsung Lost words accusing Everyone I felt the touch Of the Formless … Continue reading →

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Walk With Me

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Helen

Walk with me In the halls of the dead Drink from this chalice Of blood newly shed Remember the promise Our forefathers said Down the path we are led, we are led Take from me The most bitter of wine … Continue reading →

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One Eye Watching

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Helen

One eye watching Camera lens One heart bleeding Absent friends One word spoken Just a lie One heart broken Wish to die One voice singing In the dark One wing shattered Silenced lark One eye blinking Ancient crime See them … Continue reading →

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