Tag Archives: loss

Fear

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Helen

You were right to fear We are here It is far too late To remediate We will slake our thirst On you first You were right to fear We are here And though none believed No reprieve Underneath your bed … Continue reading →

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Fly Away

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Helen

Fly away from this carnival of fools The glitter has now withered As ghost dust on the floor Pierrot is broken-hearted Columbine will come no more So fly away Fly away from this false and gaudy fair In the dirt … Continue reading →

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Saw It Coming

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Helen

I saw it coming But you refused to see You shut your eyes And turned away from me The mirrored image Showed the tumults sway You wouldn’t notice You just looked away I saw it coming Saw it take you … Continue reading →

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Ice

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Helen

Ice is coming My friend So many years have passed And all our dreams outlast Its creeping pace But something is rising In their place It’s only ice Ice is coming My love Its slithering through our veins And our … Continue reading →

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Peel – for Prompt 80, Unforgiven

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Helen

I peel you off Snake shedding its skin A little blood and pain A pure recompense And you are gone The remnants shrivel Curl and crackle Like dying embers In firelight at night And you are gone Fresh skin will … Continue reading →

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Angel

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Helen

Fluttering wings Against my cold cheek Foolish things Just a dream What does heaven seek Far downstream? Angels sigh But they never speak Only cry Be their host Once before you die Love the most (c) Helen Valentina 2014, All … Continue reading →

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Scandal

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Helen

Years ago now it was said she played a dangerous, exciting game and of her many suitors only one could take the blame, he lay bleeding in the scandal’s wake and never was the same It caused an internet sensation … Continue reading →

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Lonely Goal

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Helen

Just one drop within the sea Merge with All so endlessly Mermaids whisper, return to me Return to me Just one star within the sky Multi faceted pinpoint eye Gone already, it’s just a lie Just a lie Just one … Continue reading →

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Heaviness of Air

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Helen

He felt the heaviness of air Bearing down much more than gravity Elusive oppression stifling Upon his shoulders as a weight Waiting a moment on the stair Remembering light, a lover’s eyes So many years, a century As finer feelings … Continue reading →

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Floating Far Downstream for Tale-Weaver’s Prompt 26

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Helen

Isolation’s prison here defines My limitations, all I see Silence punctuated by Discordant, harsh cacophony And sharp, blood soaked imagery Deep within the soul of me And feeding on my energy There’s nothing else, no more for me No more … Continue reading →

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