Category Archives: prose poem

Dinosaur Jones

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Mark Kerstetter

In the chaos of the Trump administration–and at the moment impeachment inquiry and Middle East policy dominating the news–it’s hard to pick one bad move from another out of the pile (at least for those of us whose brains have … Continue reading →

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blood and ashes

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Mark Kerstetter

Two Men Standing (blood and ashes) There was a third man, a first man, a failed first, a forever failing first. You’ll find him in the blank space to my right, on that pedestal of dirty laundry. He’s gone, was … Continue reading →

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Mondays with Pessoa: Bernardo’s Lament

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Mark Kerstetter

He remembers a sense of several lives passing through the one. Beyond the torture of impatient youth, of fearful ignorant youth, beyond the common pains, all of his lives seemed to converge on the quivering edge of—not promise, not yet … Continue reading →

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Monday with Pessoa: Who Are You, Reading Me?

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Mark Kerstetter

I am like the sun shining on a cold day. You will not see me or feel me for I have already died. And if I have properly discovered the truth of consciousness then you only experience me through your … Continue reading →

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