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Taking the lid off from our fears. |
That ambiguous specter
who creeps up,
from beneath our beds
to clutch our hearts
in the darkest hour of the night,
the invader of our restful slumber,
spoiler of dreams,
so near the surface
that we recoil,
we burst through
and find ourselves
trembling,
engulfed in fear
without knowing
why.
Who, we ask,
is this horrid denizen
of the nether regions
of our minds
we know so little about,
This daemon,
who would disrupt and disturb
our nightly tranquility
and play so mercilessly
on our emotions?
Why?
Could this visage represent
some buried and forgotten guilt?
Some pain or suffering
we dare not acknowledge?
Or perhaps
a premonition
of some unforeseen disaster,
something yet to happen?
Or perhaps
an anxiety comes forth
to ward off or warn us
of some impending evil
from the otherside
of light?
Or does the specter represent
fear itself?
Fear
of some unspecified loss,
love or someone beloved
not yet realized.
Or perhaps, even,
the loss of something
not yet held,
only anticipated
or expected.
We all know
that the world
and everything in it
is temporary,
but we don't
like to admit it.
That the moment
we grasp something,
it's loss is implicit,
everything and everyone
comes and goes,
and yet,
we dread the loss
of anything
from the pencil in my hand
to
life itself.
The premonition is
that we will lose
what we already know
will be lost,
and has been
from the moment
it was found.
I suspect,
that as long as we cling
to our attachments,
unwilling to release them
at any time,
the boogie man
will always be there
lurking
beneath
our bed.
— Russell Rosander
With Halloween around the corner we dip into a cauldron of poems that have the propensity to send chills. Boogie Man is from Russell Rosander's 2014 chapbook of poetry, The Devil is the Creator.
An artist and poet living in the Costalegre of Mexico, Russell Rosander is also a co-founder of the Bar None Group. He hosts weekly readings and discussions on poetry, art, music and literature...but mostly poetry at Chynna's Backstage Bar in Barra de Navidad, Mexico. You can find more of his writing at Russell Rosander Short Stories.
Russell's latest chapbook of poetry — Seeds Awakening — reflect the author's thoughts and observations in the first quarter of 2016. He has three other limited edition volumes of poetry — The Devil is the Creator, Heart of One and MotMots Emergency — available for purchase at his Friday appearances at Hector's Corner Bar in Barra de Navidad. Copies are also available at Babalu's Café and Books in Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico.
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