Lost Time, by Kathryn Burkett

Poetry, chapbook, 28 pages, from Bottlecap Features.

In life and in death, we are at the mercy of the clock’s endless ticking. Life seems to be dominated by attempts to find a sense of belonging while simultaneously searching out and asserting our own unique identity. The perpetual balancing act required by life can leave one exhausted and overwhelmed. Sometimes it feels as though death itself is not a dreaded horror, but rather a welcome release from the ordeal of living.

It is easy for individuals to feel trampled over and left behind by a world that discourages the voicing of uncertainty and pain. Many battles are fought silently, unacknowledged by a world that feeds us storybook endings and perpetuates the lie that hard work is always rewarded and a pot of gold awaits at rainbow’s end. The poems in Lost Time attempt to give voice to the unheard, to the underdog, to all the losers that sit in the seats watching silently as the winners sing songs about not giving up.

Kathryn Burkett lives in Florida with her husband and their cat. Her novella, Broken Angels, was published by Alien Buddha Press. Though she dropped out of high school due to mental illness, she eventually earned a B.A. in English/creative writing. When she’s not working or napping, she can be found reading, scribbling poems, making collage art & altered books, being socially awkward, and trying to pet all the dogs and cats she meets.