Tag Archives: truth

The Other Woman

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Helen

Lipsticks stains should be A cheap ruse Beneath her She carries the aroma Of hidden sin Mid range hotels Frequented at lunch hours Stolen moments Exotic tastes Making this life A living cliché She looks in this golden mirror And … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged affair, dark, denial, guilt, infidelity, passion, Relationships, truth | 16 Comments

Faux Diet

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Helen

I sweat and strain to reach a weight Do not accept my body’s fate To curve and bloom where I’d concave A silhouette that I’d create I know the ways I should behave The regimen and calories saved To see … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, diet, dieting, fashion, food, Humor, Musings, truth, Weight loss | 8 Comments

My Dragon

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Helen

My dragon sleeps An eon in the deep Oceans traversed secrets to keep My dragon flies Arching across skies Clutching in claws wisdom and lies My dragon’s fire Seeks to inspire souls to awaken, dream and aspire My dragon’s words … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged Aspiration, dark, dragon, passion, Philosophy, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Spiritual, truth | 9 Comments

Bullies

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Helen

Don’t try to bully me into agreeing Bullies are cereal I have for breakfast I can see the weakness behind glaring eyes Give to them their own medicine See them fold Bullies are Insecurity In action Pick your teeth with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged anger, Bully, bullying, dark, kindness, passion, Philosophy, truth | 6 Comments

Sleep Disturbance

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Helen

When I dreamt of you two nights ago it made me sick I wondered if the sickness made me think, and therefore dream of you I am not sure But then this terrible news I am told You will be soon … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged dark, Demon, denial, Dream, fear, nightmare, prophecy, Relationships, sickness, sleep, truth | 13 Comments

Empowerment – International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Helen

Sometimes I’m asked in my work, as a senior woman in my agency, to talk to other women about how my career progressed. I’m happy to do this, but perhaps the story I tell seems strange. Because I believe I … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Conversation | Tagged belief, cruelty, Empowerment, International Womens Day, kindness, Objectivity (philosophy), People, Philosophy, truth, Women | 9 Comments

Ordinary Madness

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Helen

Ordinary madness Every single day Failure to reality test Delusion in the way Wanting with every inch Of our fragile being Believing what we need to now Continuing unseeing. (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged belief, delusion, madness, Musings, Philosophy, reality, truth | 11 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 →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, Aspiration, Musings, mystic, Philosophy, Psychology, Spiritual, truth, Yang-Yin | 10 Comments

Hope

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Helen

For me Hope has always been The thing you have When you already know Deep inside That something won’t happen It is the defiant Small, calling card That tries to deny What is already seen In so doing It withers … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged acceptance, Aspiration, denial, God, hope, Philosophy, Spiritual, truth | 8 Comments

Doubt and Faith

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Helen

A lacuna in my soul Hollow spaces where the light cannot penetrate and the dark refuses to dwell It is all shades of grey The colour of uncertainty the tone of doubt Belief eludes me though I seek it like … Continue reading →