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Die-Baby

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Helen

Don’t be a die-baby Don’t make us die Never a cry-baby Only we cry Over our heads See how you fly We’ll never catch you We’ll never try Dear little die-baby Mercy is sweet Don’t make us sigh, baby Fall … Continue reading →

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The White Lady

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Helen

After a while the people stopped visiting the house. It didn’t matter how grand the estate was, or what the purple prose of the advertising said. ‘Come see a place as close to Pemberley as you’d ever imagine’ they said … Continue reading →

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Ritual

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Helen

She offered herself for the ritual. It was to be her twin sister, but she loved her sister too much. She said take me, and so they did. She was a believer, she always spoke in mystical terms, and saw … Continue reading →

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Carousel

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Helen

This carousel makes you ride forever. It takes you somewhere else. It’s a portal, don’t you see? To a world of infinite games, infinite fun, infinite youth. That’s the sales pitch, anyway. Parents who don’t want their children bring them … Continue reading →

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Secret

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Helen

I’ve got a secret Shall I tell? You think you’re in heaven Welcome to hell See me winking Hear how I laugh? I am the lord here You’re the fatted calf You think you matter You think they might care … Continue reading →

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Hallowed Grounds

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Helen

They would come to worship in the depths of night, to these hallowed grounds. The forest marked the edges of humanity and the realm of the divine seemed but a heartbeat away, bleeding into their world through little candle lights. … Continue reading →

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Entropy

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Helen

I am living entropy dissolving Into the uncaring sky Surrounded by the cacophony of lives lived unseeing Floating dissolution, dislocation Piece by piece I am my father’s child Loveless and alone Barren and old now Fulfilling the genetic blueprint Set … Continue reading →

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The Journeyman

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Helen

Did you hear the story about the journeyman? They say he comes on the coldest of nights, walking only by the light of the moon, from the darkness into a small town, somewhere, in the heartland, always the same. He’s … Continue reading →

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This Blood I Have Shed

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Helen

This blood I have shed for you. To free you. To stop the pain. He will not hurt you, touch you, make you his, ever again, ever again. My sins overwhelm me constantly but I’m not alone. All of those … Continue reading →

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Purgatory

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Helen

I scream every day in purgatory. No-one hears. I think there are others, standing close to me, but I’m never sure. No-one reaches out, no-one dares touch. We do not understand the potential consequences. No-one explains the rules to us … Continue reading →

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