Bert Glick states, after reading Seeds of Survival, an edition of poetry: "You're amazing. You leave me in the dust -- what an excellent, great poet you are! Your poetry is a treasure trove of nonstop metaphors that improve with time and with a flood tide of love, especially for Ishmael. You have imagination. Your use of lines is unprecedented. The line, 'oblivious corneas hurry by' is brilliant." (Oct. 2019)
Oblivious corneas hurry by
Past prophylactic empathy
His unknown desire to die --challenged
by 1st responders
working the puzzles
of dire vital signs
Pain negates the arguments refusing aid—
at the hour of static upheaval
in a wheelchair dumpster of flesh
holding the forgotten talents
of a gentleman artist
no one can see
except my inner Angel of Mercy
working for him “24/7”
on the graveyard shift.
Angel of Mercy
Downsliding sidewalk dramas
of a vodka brain
argues with Death
His street buddy in tent bubble of safety
Sleeping in a found bag of tobacco nerves
The alcohol brother coping
with a storm surge of urine
And no visits from laundromats
The Park of Civic Center fame
de facto triage space
A chair crazy glued to whisky tirades
In scabies country
ready to attack
written by G.G. Wasserman copyright 2019