Being on the Isthmus of Rage and Despair

"...being on the isthmus of rage and despair/all I can do is stand, and sit, and stare."In his debut poetry collection, Scott R. S. Raphael explores the depths of the human mind through a narrator battling the throes of unrequited love, fear, death, fantasy, mental deterioration, and, of course, rage and despair. An exploration of the human condition and the depths to which one can sink within the darkest corners of the mind, Being on the Isthmus of Rage and Despair reaches into what it means to live and seeks the answers sought by many but captured by few."I miss you/ And I reply, /I do too/But I'm not sure if I'm referring to her/or to myself, /for both are equally gone"