Tag Archives: hell

Angel Part Two

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Helen

She wept when she fell All these stories she could tell Black winged descent Into the solitude The separation That is hell She covered her face No mercy to embrace Fallen creature Perfect avatar For humanity For our race There … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged alienation, darkness, fallen angel, hell, hopelessness, mercy, solitude | 7 Comments

Checkmate in Hell

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Helen

They put you in checkmate in hell The floor beneath your penitent feet Seems to smirk and whisper Too late, too late! You played your games Feeling immortal as only Foolish mortals might And when no fires greeted you For … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged checkmate, chess, darkness, fall, fear, foolishness, hell, pride, Spiritual | 3 Comments

Razor’s Edge

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Helen

I’m on the razor’s edge Of impossibilities On every road to choose A hungry devil waits Caught in the cold Implacable hands of fate From this trajectory I can’t deviate I’m barely breathing When the road before Is too straight … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged blindness, choice, darkness, fate, fear, hell, loss, razor's edge, revelation, trapped, truth, understanding | 5 Comments

Regret

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Helen

You fell so far The very stars did die It’s such a shame To see an angel cry I heard you sing Before you crashed below And what you lost I guess we’ll never know You reached so high The … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged angel, broken heart, falling angel, heaven, hell, loss, lost love, Love, regret, Spiritual | 8 Comments

Finding Liveable Accommodation For the Afterlife – for Prompt 73, 6 word stories

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Helen

This week mindlovemisery’s prompt defies a poetic response, but is still intriguing: http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/09/21/prompt-73-6-words/ So, in the spirit of the challenge, I’d still like to do something slightly different (which is possibly breaking the rules a bit but bear with me) … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Conversation | Tagged Afterlife, death, heaven, hell, prompt, property listings, six word stories, utopia, writing prompt | 8 Comments

Savage Hearts

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Helen

What made you think that I would be A chalice for your fears and dreams? Insanity flows far downstream Lost in complexity There is no place where we may be Our contradictions are our core Philosophers would love us … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged claw, contradictions, dark, hearts, heaven, hell, Love, regret, savage, tooth | 4 Comments

Lucifer’s Song – for Prompt 57 – Shock and Seething Rise to Vengeance

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Helen

Where once were allies, are now foes This battle started long ago Your kingdom spoke of love and care Angelic music flowing there A harmony, a table round This depth of fealty so profound You promised much, you promised all … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged anger, darkness, heaven, hell, light, lucifer, pride, prompt, the Fall, vengenace | 17 Comments

Wordle prompt – Somatic Need

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Helen

This somatic need So cloying and demanding Overwhelms the spirit It is a tether To a darker underground Where we all depart light Here a spectral sylph May entice the unwary To naked awakening The final passing Skin to seamless … Continue reading →