Tag Archives: Psychology

Floating Far Downstream for Tale-Weaver’s Prompt 26

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Helen

Isolation’s prison here defines My limitations, all I see Silence punctuated by Discordant, harsh cacophony And sharp, blood soaked imagery Deep within the soul of me And feeding on my energy There’s nothing else, no more for me No more … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged dark, fear, grief, loss, post traumatic stress disorder, prompt, Psychology, PTSD, soldier, tale weaver prompt 26, war | 10 Comments

Sleepwalker

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Helen

Sonambulatory surrender Caught between Ether and ethereal Exilir and exile Wandering blind but seeing Down shadowed hallways Shuffling, shuffling Delirious disorientation Shot through with Night and nightmare Delirium and dream Every step a pattern Of preternatural instinct Shuffling, shuffling Sleepwalker … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged dark, dissociation, Dream, Dreams, Psychology, sleep, sleepwalker, Sleepwalking | 16 Comments

Beyond Borders

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Helen

It’s unconscious these barriers We erect here between us Like something chosen then forgotten So we can’t see the lines we drew So it seems within us essentially As just the place we split apart And the hidden road to harmony … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged barriers, belief, borders, choice, choices, decisions, image, Psychology, Relationships, self-image, truth | 10 Comments

Recognised Too Late

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Helen

They said they knew you They said they knew They understood you Saw right through They knew your patterns What you’d do They said they knew you They said they knew You made the liars Made them lie Just would … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged belief, choice, dark, delusion, denial, killer, loss, murder, pain, profiling, Psychology, Relationships, truth, victims | 7 Comments

Shared Dream – What Would You Do?

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Helen

What would you do if you found someone who shared a dream – not one that you thought about and devised in your waking moments, but one that came unbidden from your subconscious as you slept? This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Conversation, Water | Tagged alchemy, Aspiration, belief, choice, Dream, Dream Journals, Dream Sharing, Dreams, Interpretation, Musings, noel, past lives, Philosophy, psychic, Psychology, reincarnation, The Seed, truth | 27 Comments

The BA

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Helen

Sometimes as I peruse My workplace budget Some strange delight Suggests I am a frustrated accountant Other times when navigating Complex and intense Interpersonal conversation A little thrill Suggests a frustrated psychologist instead Sometimes as I ponder The abstract and … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged accountancy, Aspiration, Bachelor of Arts, career, confusion, Humor, Philosophy, Psychology, truth, vocation | 17 Comments

Opposites

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Helen

In a dream it seems that I awoke In wakefulness I’ve slept In my loss I found that I have gained In relinquishing, I’ve kept Touch the heart of unreality Disbelieve what I know is true In the centre of … Continue reading →