Sestina silas-finch here is bearing close witness

here is bearing close witness to the brutal chaos of addiction and death

Chelbin searches for a certain expression in which they have almost calmed their breath but not yet fully regained their self-awareness

and along the way

and destroyed

Sestina silas-finch here is bearing close witnessThe world according to Robert Stivers is an anxious place in which vision of all is impaired, and in which no one, introvert or extrovert, can immediately feel entirely comfortable or secure Spun around, unmoored from our reference points, off center, stripped of the comfort of clarity and specifics, we are thrust abruptly into this astigmatic dramaturgy, rife with hints of ancient ritual, elemental forms, animal spirits, charged objects, celebrants