Tag Archives: honesty

Holiday

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Helen

I need a holiday Somewhere far away Somewhere I’d never go Normally A beach with blazing sun Where I meet everyone Without pretense and so Informally I need to take a break To a world without mistakes The paper and … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged escape, holiday, honesty, relaxation, rest | 4 Comments

The Lie

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Helen

You turn your head Your blood-red eyes to me And speak Your tone is low You almost glow it seems Yet weak Your time to come A different drum I see We stray I feel the fear It’s creeping near … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged belief, choice, cruelty, dark, delusion, dissociation, Dreams, honesty, pain, passion, Relationships | 9 Comments

Waiting

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Helen

The conversation is done The waiting has begun Such structured, strict confines Illuminates and then defines One’s life in epigrams Lost postcards, telegrams The dance of words is all One now awaits the call The call may never come Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, Aspiration, honesty, hope, identity, interview, Musings, test, truth, waiting | 10 Comments

True Colours

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Helen

Paint the canvas black and red Fire and brimstone, I’ll approve Through it all some splash of white Deeper lacks here to remove Draw true colours from the pit See as though through demon eyes Nowhere fit for blue or … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged artist, Aspiration, Canvas, choice, Color, creativity, cruelty, dark, honesty, pain, Paint, painter, passion, revelation, self=portrait, true colours, truth, Visual Arts | 10 Comments

Honesty

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Helen

I move forward on the back Of other’s mis-deeds and lies By adopting measured honor Past these others I arise And in this a simple lesson For those that crave the prize What we think we keep well hidden Can … Continue reading →