Tag Archives: loss

Murder

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Helen

Precision Ice cold hairline crack Splits apart Delicate Surgeon symphony Conducts pain Raw revolt Skin and sinew scram Bloodied cry Mute question Unanswered, too late Tell me why….. (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Fire

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Helen

Where the fire of our youth, the stretch and yearning that inspired? Where the dreams and ambitions which unearthed our cherished selves? Where the belief that all was possible, anything reachable, to us Despite the failure of former generations we … Continue reading →

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Bones

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Helen

They found the bones Two months from the time She was lost and gone Through fallen ribcage Weeds struggled for life Reaching for the sun A bracelet beside her glimmered Its loss of an owner Bereft and alone If not … Continue reading →

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Frozen

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Helen

Images frozen in time Memories hidden from sight Words without reason or rhyme Days when we longed for the night Choices we cannot remake Betrayal from hurt and from pride Cruelty for its own sake Burying truth deep inside If … Continue reading →

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Nightfall

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Helen

Nightfall Dying stars still shine pearly opalescence shimmering and trembling before they shoot and fall All is quiet Preternatural stillness Not even the slightest gust of wind dare disturb tree leaves Somewhere along the avenue a failing streetlight flickers and … Continue reading →

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Beguiling Contradiction

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Helen

You sing your songs of half mystery half regret Calling across distance for my sympathy and yet my cause for confusion and fear I cannot forget You prowl your stage part hunger part fire Beguiling contradiction both wrath and desire … Continue reading →

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Hauntings

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Helen

Hauntings Are never easy The dead do not remain For simple reasons They carry earthly chains Throughout the seasons Hauntings Are never easy The haunted Are never sane The toll of such communion Is like a winter gale Their hopeless, … Continue reading →

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Perfect

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Helen

You were too perfect to be true The fairest flower Has lightest hue But to what gods You owed your due For being you You were too beauteous I see Such sweet perfection Isn’t free And what a waste You … Continue reading →

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I Loved You Once

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Helen

I loved you once When we were young You were the poet The song unsung I barely knew What we’d begun Before our time was done I loved you then I’d love you now If all our history We’d avow … Continue reading →

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All This And More

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Helen

The mercurial mind of one who entertained Vibrant words and articulate hands dancing before me Drawing laughter from the depths, all life’s absurdities All this and more he was to me The one most trusted and true who guarded against … Continue reading →

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