Memory of Exodus

PoetryVol. 3 No. 2
Written By Camille Hernandez
An image of "Memory of Exodus" in the shape of an inverted comma. The text of the poem appears below.

“Memory of Exodus” by Camille Hernandez

may / these / bones / hold fast / to the / ticking before the / quitting / we weren’t born a haunting / through numbing or rowdy melancholy / what we inherited meant to drown us / lungs ablaze we gripped / survival continuing as / prophetess spilling radiance / staving disaster determining fate / beyond an algorithm branch / few things are growing / faster from collapse / a dwarf star / uses its energy / before / imploding / our skin was / the night sky / containing / it

This piece was featured in Volume 3, Issue 2. Click here to explore other pieces from this issue.

Camille Hernandez

Camille Hernandez is the third Poet Laureate for the City of Anaheim.  Her previous work has appeared in Health Promotion Practice, Louisville Review, and Salt Hill Journal.  Her debut memoir, The Hero and the Whore, debuted as the #1 new release on Amazon’s Sociology of Abuse category. She enjoys writing about the fluidity of intimacy and the disillusionment of protection. Some of Camille’s favorite authors include Toni Morrison, Hanif Adurraquib, and Octavia Butler.  Camille has been named a Finishing Line Press’ New Women Voices Chapbook finalist and a semifinalist for TulipTree Publisher’s 2025 Wild Woman storytelling competition. You can find her at www.camillehernandez.com.

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