Coffee and Cigarettes

She's somewhere hidden in my mind. In my sleep I search for her not knowing what I hope to find. There's a light but it's too dim for me to spot her face. -from Dream About My Mother Coffee and Cigarettes examines a number of subjects- loss mental illness family loneliness addiction love and desire. This collection of poems reads like a tell-all memoir. Mark holds nothing back- no subject is off-limits. Coffee and Cigarettes is raw personal and full of many different emotions. I welcome the voices that speak to me in my sleep. Through the sound of their speaking voices I know I'm never truly alone. -from Welcoming the Bugs that Crawl