Tag Archives: soul

I : for Prompt 27 Curse

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Helen

The I that is I rages against all unity Ferociously independent, unique consciousness may yearn for connectedness but not at the expense of the I Love is still self-referential Carrying the spark, the urge for self-knowledge through the mirror of … Continue reading →

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Pineapple

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Helen

You’re like a pineapple Rough on the outside Sweet within Prickly your hide dear Sharp and hard your skin Let me cut you open Let your juices flow The sweetness in your soul dear Is what I yearn to know … Continue reading →

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What Am I? For Prompt 21 My Story

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Helen

I am chrysalis returned, awakening I ask only for my mind’s true linearity That I learn from, not forget, my painful memories I turn, evolve, so deep within my skin I am butterfly wings expanding, trembling I absorb all information … Continue reading →

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Complete Abandon – for Prompt 18 – Losing Control

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Helen

Always the veritable picture of reserve I spent my days waiting for a god to fall from heaven or rise from hell and take me home, though long ago I’d found no path or road would lead me to a … Continue reading →

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Questions

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Helen

What makes you feel, my dear What makes you fear? What makes it real, my friend Where does this end? If we begin, my foe Where will we go? And should we sin, my heart Whence then depart? Why now … Continue reading →

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Reckoning

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Helen

Is there a true reckoning beyond the veil, a life re-lived in timelessness and understood objectively as a thing apart? Can the soul look upon its own deeds, weighed against conscious and unconscious intent; see for once the dissonance between … Continue reading →

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Stars

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Helen

Dismay Today I pray The way Will cut through all dismay, today you Give to my heart, I pray, the way through It’s true I do Come through For you My heart was yours then, it’s true I do care … Continue reading →

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Death

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Helen

Death is An empty train station Past midnight Watching the flickering Pulse of the lamplight Weave us a ghost Death is A ruined church Moonlight streaming in Misshapen walls The crucifix broken All hope lost Death is Alleyways at night … Continue reading →

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Excision

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Helen

I have Scraped my knees Red raw From kneeling Hands now ache From supplication Over my head Dawn is breaking See I’ve bled I am Cold to my bones Bitter chills Of waiting Heartsick And rendered Stilted beat What god … Continue reading →

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One

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Helen

One essential quality For happiness One entire definition Of the soul One targeted pursuit For victory One necessary element To be whole One moment to realise Your destiny One world to call Each to rise One linking of hands Across … Continue reading →

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