Tag Archives: Musings

Death

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Helen

Death is An empty train station Past midnight Watching the flickering Pulse of the lamplight Weave us a ghost Death is A ruined church Moonlight streaming in Misshapen walls The crucifix broken All hope lost Death is Alleyways at night … Continue reading →

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Honesty

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Helen

I move forward on the back Of other’s mis-deeds and lies By adopting measured honor Past these others I arise And in this a simple lesson For those that crave the prize What we think we keep well hidden Can … Continue reading →

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Regret

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Helen

I regret most the moments of indecision Relinquishment to fear Words unspoken Deeds undone Though their mere utterance or action may have torn the world asunder Instead now in this slumber of nothingness I regret I regret more the glance … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Oracles

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Helen

Oracular vision May not be of the future But merely seeing The present at long distance As the eagle view sees Distant objects approaching Before one sees the other Perhaps the oracle sees The distillation of Probabilities, telepathically From each … Continue reading →

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Stars

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Helen

Gemini rising Scorpio child Hides in fine words Heart of the wild Mercury and Sun Conjoined in a dance Virgo moon plots Leaving nothing to chance Venus squares off For the conquest of Mars Endless contention Writ in the stars … Continue reading →

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I Am Done, I Am Spent

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Helen

I am done I am spent I do not care about Your intent And like your actions I won’t relent All you say Don’t even try All explanations Are simply lies Even this Your dull surprise As you chose To … Continue reading →

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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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RCC Update – Any Advice Most Welcome!!!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Helen

Can I make a confession?  Right now I feel like I’m on the brink of nervous exhaustion. My work life is out of control at the moment.  Every day brings new, complex problems and massive juggling of resources and politics, … Continue reading →

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Paradox

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Helen

The human heart Is a paradox Savage selfishness In a gold-edged box It wants what it wants And believes what should be Is its singular desire To merge to a ‘we’ Each love dream unique To each solitary heart Chosen … Continue reading →

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