Five Poems (hovering between the absurd and the existential): The Lives of Others

The fortitude

of the despised

of the desperate

The agility

of the forlorn

of the forgotten

The perseverance

of the betrayed

of the broken

The emotions

of the lingering

of the lost

Despised, desperate, forlorn, forgotten

betrayed, broken, lingering, lost...

Where they meet

always somewhat off in time

places unmapped, timeless

Where they discuss

the lives of others

always deplored

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).