The Black Riders, and Other Lines

A collection of terse, aphoristic lyric pieces that deliver stark, often ironic meditations on sin, suffering, God, war, and human self-deception. The poems range from brief epigrams to longer fragments, using biblical cadences, abrupt imagery, and sardonic wit to unsettle conventional moral certainties. Scenes of violence, desire, longing, and absurdity recur alongside allegorical tableaux and paradoxical dilemmas, while the voice shifts between detached observer and mocking prophet. The work's compressed lines and elliptical syntax foreground mood and moral ambiguity rather than narrative, inviting readers to reflect on vulnerability, faith, and the limits of language.