Tag Archives: fear

Infamy

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Helen

These names that reek depravity Vlad Dracul and De Sade, Marquis Gilles De Rais of Jeanne D’Arc’s army The grasping Countess Bathory Blood soaked rites and cruelty Demand a soulless infamy Damnation for eternity Eternity In literature’s deep, darkest fame The … Continue reading →

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Trenchcoat Song

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Helen

Trenchcoat covers Neck against a chill That slivers down the alleyway All the way to hell Frost upon the grass breaks As stranger’s feet tread by Players roll their dice to see Who may live or die High heeled, cool … Continue reading →

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Pitiless

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Helen

Pitiless As Vlad Tepe’s eyes Gazing at the carnage Of his artistry You rise Remorseless as he You remain Against all the cries wrung out From this Symphony of pain Bloodless lips Like his icy kiss Draw back Startling with … Continue reading →

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Evil

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Helen

Evil waits Till you cease looking Till you are calm And don’t see true Evil wears The face of angels To ensnare And beguile you Evil’s patience Is unstinting Waiting silent On its prey It’s the darkness Fast approaching When … Continue reading →

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Greater

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Helen

There are greater fears Than that Death’s dominion is A shroud at best The closing lid of the coffin Just a doorway beyond There are deeper darknesses within Than this The blood that beats Its circulatory path may spill Like … 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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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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Carnivale

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Helen

Carnivale Of carnivores On with the show Blood rich life So adored In depths below Coloured lights Creatures strange Paraded for art Souls are lost To our cost Stabbed through the heart Carnivale Of troubadours Singing of sin If you … Continue reading →

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Dance With The Dead

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Helen

Friends break bread And dance with the dead Ghosts are prized Truth in their eyes Pantomime Lost within time Friends drink wine Demonic, divine See them dance Life’s final chance Night of pure death Mist on the breath Donning their … Continue reading →

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Freefall

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Helen

Freefall Vertigo has caught me rushing down to fast approaching ground Thoughts splinter beating with my heart Bones breaking tearing me apart Freefall Time released me Something forgotten lost for all time Sweet oblivion give me your embrace Final death … Continue reading →

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