ON BIRDS / WINGS / ROADS / SILENCE is a collection of poetry that explores facets of reality and what it is to exist (and sometimes, cease to exist) in relation to both the self and to others, through quiet observations, anecdotes, questions, dreams, myths, and the surreal. Each poem is addressed to someone or something, literal or abstract, with addressees ranging from a Ghost Hunter, to Archimedes, to Air Traffic Control, to Circumstance, and back. The work navigates the world through the ephemeral narrator’s relationship with it, which is tempered by an ever-present anxiety for the self, and overwhelmingly, an anxiety for others. The collective works aim to build a foundation for self-image and compassion, as well as a personal understanding of the concepts of quiet and home and when to question both.