Five Poems Turn Suffering Into Cosmic, Surreal Visions

These five poems look at frightening and strange parts of being alive.

They describe evening as if the whole world were watching itself.

Lilith appears as a powerful figure who exists outside ordinary human rules and words.

In “Abduction,” a poet walks into the sea and disappears.

“On Nightmares” mixes dreams with waking life, fear and different identities.

The speaker also mentions skipping paroxetine, a medicine.

In “Currant,” a small stone seems to contain a secret as large as the universe.

Together, the poems show people facing forces they cannot fully understand or control.