Hank Helman

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Was

I never once saw my mother cry,
Even as I held her hand while she died.

And yet she was the saddest person I have ever known

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Hands

I once fell off a horse,
And hit the ground so hard I could not breathe.

Later in the same day, an empty swing,
In a playground.
Hit me right in the forehead.

We weren't tougher back then.
We were alone.

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Twig

When I was 7,
A firecracker blew up in my hand.

Oddly in taught me nothing.
I think I'm a slow, stubborn twig.

I guess it finally has.

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Tiggs

When I hold your hand,
Only then I do not wonder,
About the meaning of it all.

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Chill

In life we are alone.
Only death touches all.

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Gagary

I can't find the logic,
In a life lived in fear.

So I fantasize.
And pretend to conquer all the ghosts.

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Eve

Inside me there is a madness.
A calm, calculating insanity,
That prowls for weakness.

I must be strong or die.
There are only two choices.
Ever.