Cascade of Platitudes

In this poetry collection, Jarred Corona uses the blitz form to examine and dissect the words we're always gifted when ourhearts are in the midst of breaking. Is it possible to sing while drowning? How do you become the singer, not the lyre?Let us learn again to rest.Repetition is the suit death wears on Wednesdays at the barRepetition is how you take it to heartRepetition is what traps Orpheus to the same songRepetition is the motif that grounds the audienceRepetition is how you forget to composeRepetition is what salves the burnReturn to the lyre in search of a new codaReturn to the arms of the man who leavesReturn to an argument you imaginedReturn to yourselfCycle through your breathingCycle back to the same adviceStand beneath the fallsof the cascade of platitudes,throw back your weary, shattered head,and drink.