Publisher's Synopsis
This is a collection of gothic-styled poetry, inspirational quotes, and erotic short story, all that remains of a year of great transition-a cocooning and rebirth if you will... Life is often survived rather than truly lived, and being guilty of this sad offence on more than one occasion during my 39 years of life, these are my thoughts, my feelings, my hopes, and fears all put to paper-a true gathering of self expressed in poetic verse and tale. Through universal theme this collage explores life's givens and unchangeables: lust, longing, love, and the tragedy that is loss. The book's aptly named chapters begin with dawn" and move gradually toward the inevitability of "death." Will you embark on this journey with me? Shall we go back into the past and see what lurks in the dark? With metaphors and fictions let us explore and learn from the oft pained experiences of this thing we call life..."
