Monthly Archives: October 2010

The impossible

Posted on October 29, 2010 by The Survivor Chronicles

At the edges of the day light hesitates as if to respect our dreaming shy until it meets the heat of our morning eyes   Our embrace binds us and the tender dawn binds the air in wispy zephyrs that … Continue reading →

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This wasn’t her pain/story

Posted on October 27, 2010 by The Survivor Chronicles

christened by Katrina, she was on a roof for twelve days, while my mother knit and my father drank pomegranate juice with ice cubes in a glass, and watched FOX 2 News forget about her, on a roof for twelve … Continue reading →

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Struggling toward Abscission

Posted on October 9, 2010 by The Survivor Chronicles

. . . determined to do the only thing you could do— determined to save the only life you could save. Mary Oliver Unsainted and unsouled, November rips the scab off childhood, wounding, yet again, veteran of domestic violence. Malfeasant … Continue reading →

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Belt

Posted on October 5, 2010 by The Survivor Chronicles

Slipping it off before coming to bed you are suddenly here. The way your small fingers slid that device from its regiment loops the long leather tongue dropping free in your hands. You’d turn one end twist to add strength … Continue reading →

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Dream Weaver

Posted on October 2, 2010 by The Survivor Chronicles

My quilt is weaving dreams for me looming tales from random threads – yellows are the sunny days and sickly smells of night; blues are bruises; greens are hope; reds will underline the loss of sense while pinks replay the … Continue reading →

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