Tag Archives: power

Fall

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Helen

I understand your fall Somehow across the centuries I live and feel it all The fear and the intrigues Are familiar, I recall I somehow know them all A sword upon your throat The weaving of the politic Pretenders here … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged belief, choice, dark, death, denial, fall, fall from grace, history, power, truth | 4 Comments

Dominion

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Helen

This time we will have true dominion This year we will take control This moment is poised for our victory And all of our virtues extol The crown and the spectre are waiting Our place is best there on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged ambition, Aspiration, belief, crown, Dominion, history, king, Politics, power, royalty, rulership, sceptre, throne, truth | 8 Comments

Kingmaker

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Helen

To be the kingmaker Rather than the king That’s the thing! Powerbroker plays Are the ones that pay In so many ways Giving your advice Never asking twice Trap them in their vice Spider web refined Competitors confined Proteges that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged Aspiration, choice, cruelty, dark, denial, history, king, kingmaker, Musings, Philosophy, Politics, power, royalty, truth | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged Bullies, choice, cruelty, dark, loss, office politics, Politics, power, regret, truth, war | 26 Comments

You

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Helen

You Epitomise everything You claim To despise Your lack Of self-awareness Is astonishingly Comprehensive Others in our midst Consider you A curious caricature Of clueless conniving Your plans Are so transparent Even polished glass Seems foggy By comparison Your seething, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged Bully, bullying, conniving, cruelty, dark, despot, hypocrisy, Politics, power, power hungry, power play, Relationships, truth, Workplace bullying | 12 Comments

Power Games

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Helen

Eyes across a banquet hall Pageantry and dance As the princelings of this line Other lines supplant Claims and politics abound Priests and scholars play Interpretive, this history All the court dismayed Heads may roll upon a line A chapter … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged Games, history, House of Plantagenet, Musings, power, Tower, Tudor | 6 Comments

Some things we shouldn’t tolerate….

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Helen

Why is it, in our modern world, we seem so tolerant of bad behaviour? Nowadays it seems if you are going to be a bastard, the trick is to get in first. It puts you above the reach of anyone … Continue reading →