Tag Archives: dissociation

Soul

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Helen

Burning on this pyre of many years I weave my own lost mystery We have too many deeds undone and too little history to make any sense of you and me We look to skies above to find a god … Continue reading →

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Feast

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Helen

This ravenous hunger Will not be satiated These elegant hosts Not here ingratiated A perfect feast Is kept at arm’s length To bridge this distance There is no strength The fatted cow lies In glorious display This perfect savagery Here … Continue reading →

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Golden Fleece

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Helen

Chasing the mythical All of my life How many windmills. How many windmills? All things fantastical Fall to my knife Is this a standstill, Is this a standstill? Dreaming of mastery Could it be mine? How many quests now, How … Continue reading →

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Lost Highway

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Helen

A scratched message on a dirty mirror In this rest room of this station Spoke of coldness, spoke of mystery And some deeper, dark elation ‘Come and join me’ it has whispered ‘Come and see me, come and play’ But … Continue reading →

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Dragon Dream – for Prompt 40 Sheer Wonder

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Helen

  Adrift in city streets at night No cars in sight I’m calling to a distant light These stars indeed might fall for me They might A single child lost in despair With no-one there As susseration splits the air … Continue reading →

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Sleepwalker

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Helen

Sonambulatory surrender Caught between Ether and ethereal Exilir and exile Wandering blind but seeing Down shadowed hallways Shuffling, shuffling Delirious disorientation Shot through with Night and nightmare Delirium and dream Every step a pattern Of preternatural instinct Shuffling, shuffling Sleepwalker … Continue reading →

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Shadows

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Helen

Peek-a-boo Shadows lurking Children play In darkened rooms Lullabies Hide their terrors In the world The black rose blooms Hush now child No use crying Shadow friends Have come to play All who live Will soon by dying Nothing more … Continue reading →

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Hypnosis

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Helen

Calming voice Heard just above the breeze Light touch to forehead Relaxes by degrees Somewhere a bell is chiming Seems so very far away I think that I forgot my name Somewhere along the way Hear the clock Hanging high … Continue reading →

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24 Hours

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Helen

It’s only a day Could seem like a century 24 hours pass So fleetingly But each breath Lasts eternally Burnt summer sun Shining youthfully Words spoken in haste So much time to fill 24 hours lost All our dreams are … Continue reading →

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Dream Tone

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Helen

Soft reverberation In the midst of the night A melody without progression Wafting from the inner ear It’s a dream tone Sounding silently But perceptibly Against your skin It’s a warning And a siren call It’s a blessing and a … Continue reading →

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