Tag Archives: emotional abuse

Milestones

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

  I don’t imagine it is too uncommon to be painfully aware of someone’s absense when life events happen.  I know since my children were born, I have a bittersweet melancholy every so often thinking about how my dad would have … Continue reading →

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View from the chair

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

“The heart dies a slow death, shedding each hope like leaves. Until one day there are none.” Do you wonder why?  Why does she stay?  I will tell you what I know. Surely you too have loved someone. Have trusted. … Continue reading →

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Voices of Sisters

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Lisette d. Johnson

 My book is in a state of half doneness as my creativity waxes and wanes. I constantly question my motivation for its existence; abandoning and re-engaging.  It is an ugly subject, one that I’d just as soon divest myself from.  I’d … Continue reading →

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The Farm

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Lisette d. Johnson

After Thanksgiving, I went to the farm.  It was a cold, but sunny day.  It was where it began. Long before we were involved he took me there.  I envisioned my visit with trepidation, but felt an almost obsessive need to … Continue reading →

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Leaving Hope

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Lisette d. Johnson

     For a long time I thought being an alcoholic made him mean.  Now I see he was mean, and he was an alcoholic.  Not all mean people are alcoholics, not all alcoholics are mean.  He could be so nice, … Continue reading →

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