Tag Archives: identity

Speckled

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Helen

Like a speckled egg Not quite the best Not quite the perfect one I grew Freckled skin And height before my time Blemished without cause Just in the weave of me A speckled egg An oddity Like a speckled egg … Continue reading →

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Up In The Air

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Helen

I am here Up in the air You are clear I’m darker there You’re hope’s spear I am despair There’s no cheer Up in the air I would fly Up in the air Perfect spy Hidden out there I will … Continue reading →

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Prefer

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Helen

You would prefer to be The darker side of me The aspect that you prize Here hovers in my eyes In symbiosis strong You feel that you belong But play the darker part From here you feel you start You … Continue reading →

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Pretender

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Helen

I am a pretender to this throne I am a joker out of time I am an imposter in this realm I’m a poet without rhyme I’m a wearer of all masks And such faces as I’ve worn Are of … Continue reading →

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Multitudes

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Helen

‘I am large, I contain multitudes’ Walt Whitman The concept of the singular Is foreign to you Your personalities are so multiple You hardly knew The impact of your lack Of linearity The way the others round you yearned For … Continue reading →

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Perception

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Helen

What I see Is not what you mean me to see What I hear Is not what you say What I feel Is a better barometer For the things You would desire, prefer You’re a ghost Living in human bones … Continue reading →

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New Years Day 2014 – For Prompt 28 Future Diary

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Helen

All significant changes start slowly Imperceptibly beneath the skin in silence and patience Small stirring of the new A bud about to bloom awaits the quiet it requires and space to be This new years day will be as any … Continue reading →

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Outside the Square

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Helen

I’ve been living outside the square Pretending to fit in All the pieces of my life so practised Though the lies are tissue thin I hover above my words and actions An inner critique You would not like this if … Continue reading →

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Texture

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Helen

Calculated gestation Symmetry and symbiosis We must achieve Singular mastery Perfect and precise The absolute measure of success In the smooth, opalescent Texture of their skin Genetic manipulation Prometheus weds Frankenstein And births via cold test tube A germinated new … Continue reading →

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I : for Prompt 27 Curse

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Helen

The I that is I rages against all unity Ferociously independent, unique consciousness may yearn for connectedness but not at the expense of the I Love is still self-referential Carrying the spark, the urge for self-knowledge through the mirror of … Continue reading →

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