Tag Archives: pain

Backstage Affair

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Helen

Pierrot is crying For Columbine The lost carnival In deep spring time It’s greater than love But lesser than care This backstage affair Columbine weeps also For poor Pierrot He travels too deeply Where vagabonds go The moment most needed … 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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Afraid to Love

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Helen

I am afraid to love This moment when it’s possible I tremble on the precipice And will not fall I am afraid to care Such sweetness does not mix with me It has no place within my soul It cannot … 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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Cannot

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Helen

I cannot stand The aching of unfolding wings Re-structuring my bowing back The heaviness of astral strings I cannot bear The fluttering, heaving, hopeful heart Beseeching for some kindness here That sad bereavement may depart I cannot carry The pain … Continue reading →

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Licence to Thrill

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Helen

He had his own Licence to thrill I stood in awe of His preternatural skill I applauded his efforts A fan here, until This licence for pleasure Just precede the kill He’d been born it seemed With a licence to … Continue reading →

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Bordello Nights

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Helen

Fractured dark Listless, languorous Not a spark Eyes delirious Hold secrets within Long limbs leading Down to sin How they loved Bordello nights What they proved Lingerie of finest Quality and grace Wear your mask Hide your face Rooms don’t … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Tell – For Prompt 26 What Can Change The Nature Of a Man?

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Helen

WARNING:  This is a particularly dark poem about trauma based mind control. 1) Split mind dislocated by trauma Visceral pain and vast Encompassing humiliation Add to this a scintilla Of doubt and distraction Mix the recipe lightly With dissociation Torture … Continue reading →

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Broken Piano Keyboard

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Helen

This broken keyboard can still play If your fingers stir this way This room so white, a covered cloud With no memories or words allowed Furniture hides beneath these sheets And if you view it, hit repeat The echoes of these … Continue reading →

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Humpty Dumpty

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Helen

We are teetering on the edge Barely clinging to the ledge Emails and texts just pass us by I’ve no tears left inside to cry This world is in ruins There is no mistaking It’s far, far too late to … Continue reading →

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