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Four: Sloth

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Helen

I cannot study anymore I know the games I know the score I feel that I Must sleep instead To drink the potions Of the dead The pomegranate seeds are nice A perfect flavour For our device Down within The … Continue reading →

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Three: Greed

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Helen

If I take it all It is not enough If I leave the scraps I will feel short changed All the dollars glide Up into my eyes To leave even one Is to be deranged I no longer sleep Ravaged … Continue reading →

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Two: Gluttony

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Helen

I will not choose I will consume it all Dark or light Dull or bright I’ll take it all I need the taste The wicked true delight There’s none for you It’s not for two This shines too bright It … Continue reading →

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One: Lust

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Helen

  Strawberry delight I consume you All electric Unbidden and unconquerable Let me surrender To waves of pure energy You move inside of me Above and over me And I’m consuming you As you’re consuming me All over beauty In … Continue reading →

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Dead Zone

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Helen

Here we bleed Without fluidity The cuts are deep But leave no scars All secrets kept Beneath this canopy All dying light Like ancient stars Here we touch With no true intimacy A kiss is papery On drying lips Here … Continue reading →

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Duality

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Helen

Such as they Such as we Old gods turn On twisted boards Wearing new faces Hiding true souls Such as they Such as we Proper proportion Duality Fear is sister To bravery Darkness seeks to Define the light What is … Continue reading →

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Grace

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Helen

Am I imprudent to request To fall on knees Until they bleed Is it too much To see me blessed To give me succour In my need? I am unworthy it is true But worth will fall And so will … Continue reading →

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Shrine

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Helen

Garlanded in red you came Dancing girl Spirit of flame Silver shrine awaits Supplicant Child of the fates Peaceful passage calls Weeping willows See it all Garlanded in red you came Dancing girl Spirit of flame (c) Helen Valentina 2015, … Continue reading →

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Different

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Helen

I was a different person then I shed my skin so many times I scarce remember, yet these photos and these memories attest to a time when I was other When I cherished hopes to my breast and played the … Continue reading →

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Ring

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Helen

This ring binds Golden latchkey The petals strewn Across this bed Have wilted over time This ring binds This ring clasps Withered fingers Age has leached All sense of reason Habit now is king This ring clasps This ring endures … Continue reading →

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