Tag Archives: madness

Nightmare

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Helen

You said Let me be your nightmare Let me seep Within the subtle skin Of sinless sleep Let me draw Your darker desperation From dreamless depths You said I will be your shadow Let me flicker Faithless friend that follows … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged choice, cruelty, dark, denial, Dreams, madness, Night terror, nightmare, pain, passion, Sleep disorder, stalking | 16 Comments

Trust

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Helen

I hear the mournful song of lost regret Melodious and precise It hovers above me Like a falling angel in flight Each word, each lyric Speaks of years And choices broken underfoot Trampled by fear Darkened pathway is blocked No … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, belief, Bereft, choice, cruelty, dark, denial, forgiveness, madness, memory, Musings, pain, Relationships, truth | 12 Comments

Drink From Me

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Helen

Drink from me For what we’ve been Take from me All you have seen Let the inspiration flow from your veins Let the shadowed darkness, linger, remain Drink from me And from your shame Feast your heart Upon my words … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged acceptance, choice, dark, denial, lost love, madness, pain, passion, poetry, Relationships, Rhyme, truth | 16 Comments

Nowhere to Begin

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Helen

A procession of futility A game that no-one wins A choice for mere brutality Atonement for no sins A grasp at last for infamy If only to be known A soloist in symphony Pretender to the throne Lost voice on … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, Aspiration, Atonement, choice, dark, delusion, denial, madness, memory, Musings, Philosophy | 8 Comments

Precious Reflection

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Helen

Precious reflection Of an imperfect past Butterflies pinned Under this cold glass Precious mementos Tied to the post Sashes and scarves Treasured the most Precious beliefs Etched under your skin This is where longing Yearns to begin Precious kept feelings … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged Aspiration, choice, dark, delusion, denial, Love, madness, memory, Musings, pain, passion, Precious Moments, Relationships, truth | 15 Comments

Well Hello

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Helen

Well hello Mr Alienation So strange to see you At my door I admit to Some fascination To understand what You’ve come here for Come inside Mr Denial Have you broken All your vows? Is this just A strange reprisal … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged choice, cruelty, dark, delusion, denial, madness, memory, Musings, mystery, pain, passion, Relationships, truth | 17 Comments

My Love

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Helen

My love is a strange love Not of this world Said a strange young girl My love is a deep well Bottomless fall Taking my all My love is a lost hope Reaching for souls Cannot be whole My love … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged alien, Aspiration, dark, delusion, Dreams, lost love, Love, madness, passion, Philosophy, Relationships, Romance, Spiritual | 28 Comments

Carnival

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Helen

Light spangled carnival A terror of clowns Jangling music plays Discordant sounds Within these shadows cast Secrets abound Who was that riding The merry-go-round? Carnival creatures play Games you can’t win Mazes return now to Where you begin Mirrors repeat … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged Carnival, carnival rides, clowns, dark, death, dissociation, fear, madness, memory, merry-go-round, mind control, pain, passion | 18 Comments

Exhaustion

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Helen

Mere exhaustion does not suffice To name this creeping malaise This sensory overload Flickering like fading starlight Centuries in the pitted deep Stricken ache along Elegant limbs, torn Between a moment Of movement and no momentum Gut wrenchingly sick To … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged dark, death, exhaustion, Health, madness, Mental Health, Musings, Sensory overload, tiredness, weariness | 21 Comments

Born to You

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Helen

In this dreamworld I am born to you In this illusion Feel me warm to you I’m a prisoner Of this flickering view I dance this dance That wears a darker hue And yet I dream To find the smallest … Continue reading →