Tag Archives: denial

Rare Breeds

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Helen

Rare breeds of human Still survive Their DNA intact Their souls still individual Robotic energy Has thus far eluded them They live and breathe Within ancient history’s span They cling to beliefs Deny singularity Religions still holds them Conceptually Rare … Continue reading →

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Byzantium

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Helen

May as well have been In Byzantium All history’s glory Lost in tedium Of the lost but free Let me be the one To have finished what I have just begun All hyperbole And such drama here Might just be … Continue reading →

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Uneasy Listening

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Helen

Outside the rooms Time moves slower Sunlight has a volume Trickling as gold Through dirty curtains The clock beat is ominous Uneasy listening And if you were to lean Up against the wall to hear You wouldn’t hear What you … Continue reading →

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Final Cut

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Helen

The final cut The final day Was slicing through everything Fear, hope, dismay Was a backwards glance Walking away The final cut The final day The final cut Without remorse Was denying everything What was worse Was a flippant comment … Continue reading →

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New Dynamic

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Helen

There is a new dynamic here Eyes cannot hold their gaze There’s something different in you dear A weaker connection now I fear Your eyes distracted, glazed A new dynamic takes its place Within our complex games A dark, distorted, … Continue reading →

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Truth or Dare?

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Helen

To speak the truth so long past now I am not certain I can try I know not where I may begin To be so certain I don’t lie And do I dare and would I choose To risk it … Continue reading →

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Don’t Pursue Me

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Helen

Don’t pursue me You’ll go mad with it I say to you It happened To all the others It will happen to you Delirium And terror You won’t see true The prohibition is so defined It must be strong There’s … Continue reading →

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Music-Less

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Helen

Over the years it seems my life Has gradually, slowly come to be An absence of such pure delight Or even mournful melody When I was young I lived the age When music held such mastery And all the hours … Continue reading →

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Take Me Back – for Prompt 31 Take Me Back

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Helen

He stood Bedraggled urchin on the doorstep He was a parcel left open in the rain A supplicant gazing into my unblinking eyes one more time ‘Take me back’ I’d envisaged this moment a thousand, thousand times But not like this … Continue reading →

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Belladonna

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Helen

Belladonna dreams Caricatures in extremis Raise you from your deathly sleep Parapets and kingdoms Tunnels echoing and deep Hallucinogens Perspective disturbs and lengthens Once more to touch your cheek Ragged through these years One more moment I would seek Belladonna … Continue reading →

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