Tag Archives: Politics

End Game

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Helen

Poised on the precipice The Fool dances Plans and strategies Are just words on paper Marks on maps The quantum of force Blisters through intellect Is brute force the answer Or another riddle to solve For end game? Flying above … Continue reading →

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Management 101 – for Prompt 5 – Cliche

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Helen

Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater We have to right size this organisation But that doesn’t mean we have to re-invent the wheel We have to up size our delivery streams Embrace a matrix reporting structure That works … Continue reading →

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Awaken

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Helen

Awaken now at this first bitter light Survey a scene of all these lives betrayed Abomination to the very sight Lost each and every chance we had to save Remember this, the vows you can’t set right The lies you … Continue reading →

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Sympathy (for Anne Boleyn)

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Helen

This cup is full Half blood, half molten gold An offering before the king This cup is full No longer young Half maid, half woman grown Years passed so very fast No longer young Desire’s slave Half fool, half wise … Continue reading →

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Water Over Rocks, the Quiet Victory

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Helen

Like water over rocks The change will happen Will take hold There is no Victory march No grand celebration To behold And while The path’s forgotten Yet the story can be told And be remembered If not precisely Still with … Continue reading →

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Office

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Helen

Petty villainy In the day-to-day affairs Of an office life Bullies rise to power On the shoulders of their prey Before they strike down All purpose is lost What the company provides Is secondary We reward the ones We should … 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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This Means War

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Helen

Prepare our troops I have seen your plans You will not succeed To tie my hands Your blinkered approach Has no strategy Think twice before you Lay siege to me I know your desires What you’re fighting for But I am … Continue reading →

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Disinformation

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Helen

The media is Our new temple The programmers are Our new gods Celebrity, new firmament Stars glittering above Politics of doublespeak Hiding in plain sight Trick and lull us to Conformity The new normal is Lobotomy Without the need For … Continue reading →

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Almost There

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Helen

The dominion here Of the greedy lost With their cruel neglect Shown through burdened cost Takes us centre stage Where they bleed us most In a tragedy Purest tragedy Dislocate whole tribes From a living wage Systematic loss Writ on … Continue reading →

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