Tag Archives: Spiritual

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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If You Stop Breathing

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Helen

If you stop breathing I’ll follow he said Down through the whirlwind, wherever I’m led Six feet so deep in earth and in stone Holding your hand so you’re never alone If you stop breathing I’ll hold you he cried … Continue reading →

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Eternal

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Helen

You are eternal As the sea Lifeblood coursing Throughout me And when I fall away And die In your sweet arms Eternal lie You are eternal Chaos born All of your sigils I have worn And see my oath Is … 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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Midas To Bacchus – for Right2Write Prompt 10 – Bacchus and Midas

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Helen

Let us weigh the balance, you and I My fingertips flow gold and yours flow wine I’m earthly rulership and you divine Let us weigh the balance, you and I Grant for me a moment free from gold For I … Continue reading →

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Saving Grace

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Helen

In this moment came My saving grace When all the tumult of the world Might crash around me Perhaps deservedly A moment’s godlike leniency Reaches out to me And could I now believe This tender hand Which reached across this … Continue reading →

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Slicing – for Community Storyboard September 8 Prompt – Horror Story

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Helen

Razor sharp Slicing My sinews crack open I’m almost unaware Of the assault It comes so quietly So expertly They always come In shadows And silence And slicing Sweat soaked sheets Would mix with blood Cold grey eyes Watched me … Continue reading →

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She, Unaware for Prompt 20 Wordle

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Helen

I bend so sad this day before Her pharisaical denial She still believes beyond all doubt Humility is not her style She wears this brittle certitude Bereft all mercy, her pursuit For power from self idolatry She digs so viciously, … Continue reading →

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Falling

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Helen

God help me as I fall, fall down deeper down Are you there in the ether with a soothing hand? Are the shadows merely chimeras I do not understand But yet I do And yet I do And I’m just … Continue reading →

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