Persistent sleep
suits me,
the long relentless
solitude.
I am comfortable between a void and an abyss.
Once the actor –
adored by his image
now, my reveries,
hover above what’s abandoned.
A battered collage of memories
is an afterglow of pretence
from a fall to elusive to alter.
Nothing is ever
as real
as a nightmare
in a stranger’s bed.
The Albatross with muddy feet,
though engaging,
is little more than
a lingering promise from an unremembered dream.
His arrogance a recklessness–
a hunger
for an anticipated
tryst.
Grooming himself
to impress a white Dove
his weight drew him into
the swells.
Safe from hope, without desires,
sleep is restful.
Yet, at times,
the warmth of being
occupies my thoughts.
The bird has disappeared.
The setting has changed,
but the tragedy,
remains.
Philip Butera - Philip received his Masters's Degree in Psychology from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. He has published four books of poetry, Mirror Images and Shards of Glass, Dark Images at Sea, I Never Finished Loving You, and Falls from Grace, Favor, and High Places. His fifth, Forever Was Never On My Mind, will be out Summer of 2023. Two novels, Caught Between (Which is also a 24 episodes Radio Drama Podcast https://wprnpublicradio.com/caught-between-teaser/) and Art and Mystery: The Missing Poe Manuscript. His next novel, an erotic thriller, Far From Here, will be out Fall of 2023. One play, The Apparition. His current project is collaborating with a British photographer, a French artist, and an American graphic artist to produce a coffee table book in praise of Women. Philip also has a column in the quarterly magazine Per Niente. He enjoys all things artistic.
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