Tag Archives: madness

Hush, Did I Hear You Say…..?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Helen

I am the stuff of regret Faded portraits in handmade books Hidden from the light Snippets of songs Fleeing from the putrid Memories of the night I cannot kill my past with sleep… I cannot beat it down, dead dog … Continue reading →

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Ultraviolet

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Helen

Spectral hive Ultraviolet hue Reflects back Blueish haze Counterpoint by light Stings the eyes Vampires might Burn in different ways Exposed now We can see Hidden truths and light Through your space (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Asylum

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Helen

Give me shelter My mind has shattered before an unimaginable force Give me a home I am an alien to my own soul My mirror reflects a stranger Give me protection The battle I have seen internally is but devils … Continue reading →

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The Fourth Kind

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Helen

Searing light Blinds the senses now They approach Can’t recall What paths we followed Into dark Explore you Little rat upon Lab table Is this real Or just fear’s dread dance In a dream? (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights … Continue reading →

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Elemental

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Helen

I am left Free-floating up in the air I am left Wondering if I should care I am left Here, when I should have been there I am left Floating here, up in the air I have fallen Deep to the … Continue reading →

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Dark Moon Water

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Helen

Dark moon water on cobblestones Coloured faces like the light Passing through a jazz drenched scene Disappearing in the night A solo saxophonist Croons a gentle, mournful cry As partners in a strange parade Join their hands and pass him by … Continue reading →

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Denied

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Helen

He would cry down the phone as he told her how unattached he was He would ring incessantly to repeat how she may be hurt should she expect too much He did his best to destroy any men who were … Continue reading →

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Falsity

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Helen

Once I felt My heart open A physical sensation Like a bud in bloom A stillness covered me I felt I heard a voice And strange electricity Filled the room But this was just a trick Of light and laughter … Continue reading →

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Lost Angels

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Helen

Suspect feelings rise A glimpse of something so old It decays from within A mask worn Through the mirror dark Reflects back a truth Soothsayers would scream for Lash across the back Splinters of words And dreams Corrode the flesh … Continue reading →

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Lost Ghost

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Helen

Wraithlike Half floating Half gliding Down spectral halls The outline of A memory Ever so faintly Ever so gently calls Sorrowful Dark mourning Hands wringing Suffused with strange light A childless mother Husbandless bride Supplicant here Weeps in sacrificial white … Continue reading →

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