The Briefness of a Blink
A Collection of Poems
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Bill and Grandfather
Bill is an unimpressive adolescent
Noncharismatic with elephantine ears
And a surly attitude.
He shares the dilapidated shack of a house
With his large, eccentric, dysfunctional family
On the riverbank of Skulltown.
Grandfather solely has a human relationship with Bill,
Although undiagnosed, is cancer-ridden.
As Bill prepares to enter life,
Grandfather is about to leave it.
The day the first cancer cell divided,
Bill grew his first pubic hair.
The hair was unimpressive.
The cancer was just a few cells in Grandfather’s gut.
No one knew anything about either:
Such is the way of death and life.
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The briefness of a blink refers to the unexpected events in our lives that, when they surprise,us allow little chance to think or make decisions. They catalogue the many travels the mind takes during a lifetime, explore experiences seated in reality as well as fantasy, and highlight what little control we have over the happiness in our day to day existence. ??? is concerned with living and dying, but few are equipped to deal effectively with the unexpected curve balls pitched to us!
About the Author
Alex W. Busséy has been writing poetry for most of his life. He graduated from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. with degrees in English, Speech and Drama. His graduate work was in Public Administration. He worked as a high level Federal Administrator for over 40 years. He now travels abroad extensively with his wife capturing snippets of other civilizations and cultures. Alex uses his camera as a paintbrush just as he uses words as instruments to work in extraordinary imagery: the wonders and horrors of nature, life, death and especially the human animal.
Alex has been published in numerous anthologies, winning prizes, reaping recognition and garnering respect as a poet of merit. He is constantly praised for his unique use of language and his novel imagery.