Tag Archives: dissociation

Frozen Sea

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Helen

‘A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us’ Franz Kafka This bloodless fluid in stasis Ancient ocean frozen like a lake for lighthearted ice skating in the depths of winter I am but a surface, still … Continue reading →

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Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Helen

We stood like sentinels out on the green She said we won’t last beyond Halloween The promises made were broken and yet We shared of such truths we’ll never forget The witching hour will see this arise A perfect possession … Continue reading →

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Best Case Scenario

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Helen

Best case scenario You are gone You’ve found another food source To feast upon Best case scenario I am free You’ve been satiated, had your Fill of me Best case scenario Co-incidence Brings you to my streets now, a Lost … Continue reading →

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Cinematique

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Helen

She had mystique Cinematique Famous directors Brooded on her face But of such passion Never a trace Never a trace She was sympathetic Cinematique But for their yearning She felt not a thing This bird barely spoke And never would … Continue reading →

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Soft Focus

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Helen

My memory of you Is in soft focus I can’t recall the colour Of your eyes I think I gave you beauty Your life couldn’t realise My vision of your face Is in soft focus And there’s something I can’t … Continue reading →

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Into The Evening

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Helen

Carrying her small clutchbag She lingered at the street light Her cheekbones cut like razors Flooded in the spotlight Into the evening She slipped and swayed As though the rising sun itself Could be delayed Her hair a mane of … Continue reading →

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Bordello Nights

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Helen

Fractured dark Listless, languorous Not a spark Eyes delirious Hold secrets within Long limbs leading Down to sin How they loved Bordello nights What they proved Lingerie of finest Quality and grace Wear your mask Hide your face Rooms don’t … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Tell – For Prompt 26 What Can Change The Nature Of a Man?

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Helen

WARNING:  This is a particularly dark poem about trauma based mind control. 1) Split mind dislocated by trauma Visceral pain and vast Encompassing humiliation Add to this a scintilla Of doubt and distraction Mix the recipe lightly With dissociation Torture … Continue reading →

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Mirror (2)

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Helen

I gazed into the mirror bright It gave me comfort, gave me fright And candlelight so soft and low Companion to the darkened night My face took on an eerie glow This person here I didn’t know This person’s face … Continue reading →

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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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