Tag Archives: Relationships

First

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Helen

I wish you were my first love I wish no others came before My hand and yours fit like a glove And so to all the gods implore Re-write my ancient history And make my heart unbroken be For I … Continue reading →

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Before You

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Helen

Before you I was innocent I believed a smile Was just a smile A glance Was just a glance Before you I was half content I believed that love Would come to me My chance Would come, my chance Before … Continue reading →

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Last Exit

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Helen

Waiting as it hits Lingering by your door Creating a memory My last exit Like the one before Returning to me This time is the end No more may I turn And re-enter the room Goodbye my friend I cannot … Continue reading →

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The Busy Signal

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Helen

Half past ten Dark morning Lingering over coffee My hand strays Silently prays Again and again In barely hidden Bleak despair For once again Again it’s there The busy signal I said I’d call You said you’d be Waiting by … Continue reading →

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Father

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Helen

In my father’s home His father stern Created out of fear and rules The fault lines in his children All broken somehow In their own, unique way They took their lessons Into the bleak day The bleak day In my … Continue reading →

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Trick of the Mind

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Helen

You were a trick of the mind A wolf in jester’s clothing A child within a man You were a phantom being Clothed in trickster flesh Strange skeletal span You were the opposite Of what you would portray And yet … Continue reading →

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Debt

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Helen

I owed a debt to my dear friend For faithful loyalty to the end I say this once, once more again I owe a debt to my dear friend My friend in turn will owe to me Accord that’s drawn … Continue reading →

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Silk

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Helen

The caress was like silk Soft whispers along the arm Barely a touch A ghost’s kiss Ephemeral delight Moments later The imprint still shivered But like an afterthought Or waking from a dream And in that second Desperate memory queried … Continue reading →

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Thrice

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Helen

Pity me, he said Look and see I’ve bled My forsaken youth Is my final proof I am innocent Of all dark intent Pity me, he said Look, see how I’ve bled Forgive me he cried Though I’ve thrice denied … Continue reading →

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Quiet Moments

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Helen

These quiet moments by your side Above all doubt, above all pride Heads here bent, and arms entwined Drinking all from the divine These soft words spoken end of day that wash all fear and pain away A touch of … Continue reading →

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