Memoria et dolor or Courtship and various other methods of deception

Memoria et dolor or Courtship and various other methods of deception by Charles E. Atchison is a volume of free verse style poetry and aphorisms that explores religion, isolation, depression and relationships.

"Observing the quietude
while taking the Phantom
for a walk
I admire his ability
to walk through doors
that I haven’t the courage to open"