Tag Archives: memory

Vase

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Helen

There was a vase upon his shelf He swore he never bought He swore was never still a gift Was nothing that he sought It’s form so perfect symmetry It’s colour changing red, blue, black He swore he did not … Continue reading →

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Old Friend

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Helen

Old friend I find myself with you again I return as though to finish sentences I started then forgot to complete Old friend It’s time to walk those boards again To argue our polemics here once more To debate, declare, … 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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Written In the Stars

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Helen

They said that we were written in the stars Something to do with Venus conjunct Mars Celestial union born from just a glance Deeper meanings full of relevance They said above us Heaven must have smiled Bid us linger together … Continue reading →

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Best Case Scenario

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Helen

Best case scenario You are gone You’ve found another food source To feast upon Best case scenario I am free You’ve been satiated, had your Fill of me Best case scenario Co-incidence Brings you to my streets now, a Lost … Continue reading →

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I : for Prompt 27 Curse

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Helen

The I that is I rages against all unity Ferociously independent, unique consciousness may yearn for connectedness but not at the expense of the I Love is still self-referential Carrying the spark, the urge for self-knowledge through the mirror of … Continue reading →

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Soft Focus

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Helen

My memory of you Is in soft focus I can’t recall the colour Of your eyes I think I gave you beauty Your life couldn’t realise My vision of your face Is in soft focus And there’s something I can’t … Continue reading →

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In With The New

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Helen

I’ve had enough of you In with the new I liked the dark and cold But now it’s stale and old Your cynicism charmed For moments there disarmed But it’s dull to my view I’m calling in the new I want … Continue reading →

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