Monthly Archives: September 2010

The Limits of Misery

Posted on September 30, 2010 by The Survivor Chronicles

You long for a past you didn’t have the way your tongue keeps finding empty space that once held a tooth surprised to find it gone and certain it will return. Denise Clemons holds a BA in Biopsychology from Vassar … Continue reading →

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Testament

Posted on September 24, 2010 by The Survivor Chronicles

What are words? Pictures of my soul in symbols letters from a heart that is so sore it only wants to write beauty. Past is past, healing is today moving on is tomorrow. Words could never hold all the pain. … Continue reading →

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Therapy

Posted on September 21, 2010 by The Survivor Chronicles

Throw me in spin the chamber tumble me against the rocks. Chip away nick the polish strip the blister from the skin. Sanded smooth finely finished you have ground me into dust. Denise Clemons holds a BA in Biopsychology from … Continue reading →

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The Kitchen Table

Posted on September 19, 2010 by The Survivor Chronicles

Gather around this old kitchen table vortex of home and family. This is the place where dreams were launched, homework done, children taught their manners. Not elegant. No formal dining room of candles and linen, but strong and sturdy, scratched … Continue reading →

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