Tag Archives: madness

Take Me Back – for Prompt 31 Take Me Back

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Helen

He stood Bedraggled urchin on the doorstep He was a parcel left open in the rain A supplicant gazing into my unblinking eyes one more time ‘Take me back’ I’d envisaged this moment a thousand, thousand times But not like this … Continue reading →

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The Day That You Were Lost To Me

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Helen

The day that you were lost to me Somewhere between the sand and sea Somewhere between the breath And breathless dusty death A raven flying homeward, finally free That day the moon rose over the sun Eclipsed all beauty, so … Continue reading →

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Armour

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Helen

Around you we need armour You are lability personified No linearity in your rage and pride You change your mind As though you live in multiples You’re so unkind And yet you cannot see your ills Around you we need … Continue reading →

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Shape Shifter

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Helen

That morning you did not look like you Your body was much broader And your eyes a different hue No clarity and no order Where once you were a gazelle You seemed so much the bear I nearly passed unknowing … Continue reading →

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Le Poseur

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Helen

You live in fashion magazines Your calling card is arch You play extremes as though they’re subtle Positions weird and uncomfortable Accessorised to near extinction A creature of such faux distinction We follow as you march They call you ‘le … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Stranger

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Helen

Beautiful stranger Under this opalescent moon Don’t go away so soon, so soon Beautiful stranger With pale icy skin Don’t leave me now As this night’s drawing in Don’t wait too long For such games to begin Beautiful stranger Teeth … Continue reading →

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Dream Lover

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Helen

Phantom kiss On half-open lips As eyes half awake Flutter to see Feather like touch On sensitive skin Far too much Far too much Dream lover here Just out of reach Hands stretch and clasp Into thin air Meditate on … 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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Frozen Sea

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Helen

‘A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us’ Franz Kafka This bloodless fluid in stasis Ancient ocean frozen like a lake for lighthearted ice skating in the depths of winter I am but a surface, still … Continue reading →

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Alumni

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Helen

Do you think they know our secrets, as we gather in this room, this forum of contrived memory as all bonhomie, all networks bloom? Do you think they know the truth of us, this alumni born of hell? And should … Continue reading →

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