When I Flew: Introspective Poetry of Darkness, and to a Lesser Extent, Light

by Gary Lucero

A book of modern, introspective poetry that explores dark themes, examines the human condition, and the boundaries between the living and the dead. Subjects include love, loss, depression, failed marriage, and the ravages of war, with a focus on the poet's own condition, and their own willingness to seek light from within sorrow."It can be dreary and depressing", states the author, "but there's light within it, just as one can find light in the gravest of situations." It's this willingness to never stop living, even as the struggle feels like too much, that brings hope from the sadness and despair, and finds a way out of the shadows, and back into the land of the living.Ultimately, it's a book that attempts to exorcise the darkness, and find a way to continue even when that very thought seems absurd.

48 pages, Paperback

Published March 15, 2024