Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2021

Do you ever have days when nothing seems right?
When the world weighs heavy and try as you might
There is no shifting the darkness and gloom
It fills every moment, every thought, every room...

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Down The Well

I wash my hands
and follow rainbows
along familiar corridors,
past long-studied pictures.	
I know them all...

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2021
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Solidarity

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2021

It feels like the whole world is shouting!
Every voice wants to be heard
Everyone has an opinion to share
My timeline is crammed with their words

In a fear-filled world full of stories
How do we know what is real?
Is there a right way to see what is?
Or is reality, just how we feel...


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Perception

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2021

I search the mirror
but I am no longer there,
my reflection has gone.
Perhaps she has rematerialised in another time?
Found a haven in a less painful dimension
where veins no longer burn 
with pink-red poison...

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The Other Side

Deep in the forest
I find the stream 
that will take me to you.
It flows gently,
washing over battered roots
and storm-torn branches;
smoothing the sharpness of sunken stones...

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2021
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Downstream

I call out your name
but you don't see my words...
The sky steals them away 
whipping up clouds 
of righteous indignation,
showering disembodied letters
at your feet
My jumbled thoughts,
lost in the wind
The pounding in my heart,
unheard

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2022
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Into The Wind

Welcome aboard 
the 3am fast train to, 
Uncomfortable Conclusions
Calling at:
Doubt
Fear
Disappointment
Insecurity
Frustration
Anger
Resentment
Despair
and Exhaustion...

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2021

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Inner Monologue

I try to release it
But the pain underneath it
Is more than I can bear
So I hold on to it tightly
Some say, rightly
Waiting for the feeling to wear...

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Shield

From the anthology, Our Own Coordinates Poems About Dementia, published by Sidhe Press February 2023
Written and read by Helen J. Aitken ©
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Bedside

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Sometimes, hugs squeeze too tight.
Sometimes they’re lost, too light.
But in your arms, they feel
just… right.

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2019
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Hugs

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Guinea pig.
Even the sound of your name
makes me grin
with glee!

You smell of hay
and warmth and love.
And every stroke of your fur,
soothes me.

Your squeaks make me smile, everyday.
So small, so full of chat.
And when I chat back, you listen!
I like that.

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2019
http://helenjaitken.co.uk/poetry/guinea-pigs/

Guinea Pigs

I step in
and the warmth 
wraps around my skin,
like a favourite blanket.
Bubbles dance between my fingers,
tiny sparkling mandalas
glisten in my foamy palm.
A galaxy of colour
drops through my hand...

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2019
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Bath Bliss

Bertie's chicken friend, Roberta appears in two of Bertie's tales, so what better than a poem all about her! This is also a brief version of the guinea pig story 'Bertie's Happy Easter.' Listen to the full story here: https://helenjaitken.bandcamp.com/track/berties-happy-easter

Written and narrated by Helen J. Aitken © 2015. Artwork ©Liz Lewis 2015. Music courtesy of The Story Mouse.

Bertie Guinea Pig - An Ode to Bob

Bertie guinea pig makes friends with a honey bee called Bernie in this little ditty - a nice introduction to the full 'Bertie and the Buzzy Bee' story. 
Hear the full story here:  https://helenjaitken.bandcamp.com/track/bertie-and-the-buzzy-bee

Written and narrated by Helen J. Aitken © 2018. Artwork ©Liz Lewis 2018. Music courtesy of The Story Mouse.

Bertie Guinea Pig - Bee

I wish the world felt normal,
I want to hug my friends.
It’s like the world has lost its filter,
as if we’re looking through a lens.
Even walking down the street is different,
we’ve had to learn to walk alone.
We have to stay apart to be together now;
mostly, we #StayAtHome...

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2020
https://helenjaitken.co.uk/poetry/strange-times/

Strange Times

In the cocoon that is made from a memory
of your loving, warm embrace;
I rest my hairless head
upon weakened knees
and wipe tears from my lashless face...

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken ©2020
https://helenjaitken.co.uk/the-healing-power-of-words/
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Butterfly

Time slips slowly 
into your majestic horizon,
as your celestial beauty
seeps into my soul...

Written and read by Helen J. Aitken © 2019 
http://helenjaitken.co.uk/simple-pleasures-writing-for-distraction/
Now also on YouTube:
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Sunset

A little poem, about the time Bertie the Guinea Pig saved Christmas! Discover the full story here: https://helenjaitken.bandcamp.com/track/berties-christmas-carrot

Written and narrated by Helen J. Aitken © 2018. Artwork ©Liz Lewis 2018. Music courtesy of The Story Mouse.

Bertie Guinea Pig -  A Christmas Carrot

Wisdom Of The Woods

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