Five Poems (hovering between the absurd and the existential): Not Another Damn Voice

A voice—not another damn voice,

inarticulate or not

authoritative or thereabouts

asks what is the difference

between telling the truth

and finding the truth

between finding oneself

and losing the aforementioned self

between losing one’s mind

and minding one’s losses.

J.J. Steinfeld

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Canadian poet/fiction writer/playwright J. J. Steinfeld lives on Prince Edward Island, where he is patiently waiting for Godot’s arrival and a phone call from Kafka. While waiting, he has published 25 books, including An Unauthorized Biography of Being (Stories), Absurdity, Woe Is Me, Glory Be (Poetry), A Visit to the Kafka Café (Poetry), Gregor Samsa Was Never in The Beatles (Stories), Morning Bafflement and Timeless Puzzlement (Poetry), Somewhat Absurd, Somehow Existential (Poetry), Acting on the Island (Stories), and As You Continue to Wait (Poetry).