I Can Be Alone in a City…by Robert M. Katzman
by Robert M. Katzman © January 16, 2019
I can be alone in a city
A noisy busy city filled with people
Waves of people surging like an ocean
Like two rivers flowing back and forth
I can see the space between them
As if navigating the horizon
I can see the path that isn’t really there
There’s something about all the voices
Something about the scraping footsteps
The clicks of the high heels
Horns randomly beeping near and far
A distant police siren growing louder
All blending together
Creating a stream of sound
But depending on the moment
A vague sense of dislocation
An inability to connect from within
Like opening a book in the middle
Not knowing the coming from the going
What is important to comprehend
What is just incidental distraction
I have been alone in deserts
Hearing the wind in my ears
The sand blowing into crescents
Squinting at the naked sunlight
Not a soul there to make me twist and turn
But it is not the same without the people
To really be alone, to be certain I’m alone
I need to be lost among masses of people
Publishing News!
Bob Katzman’s two new true Chicago books are now for sale, from him!
Vol. One: A Savage Heart  and Vol. Two: Fighting Words
Gritty, violent, friendship, classic American entrepreneurship love, death, heartbreak and the real dirt about surviving in a completely corrupt major city under the Chicago Machine. More history and about one man’s life than a person may imagine.
Please visit my new website: https://www.dontgoquietlypress.com
If a person doesn’t want to use PayPaI, I also have a PO Box & I ship anywhere in America.
Send me a money order with your return and contact info.
I will get your books to you within ten days.
Here’s complete information on how to buy my books:
Vol 1: A Savage Heart and Vol. 2: Fighting Words
My books weigh almost 2 pounds each, with about 525 pages each and there are a total together of 79 stories and story/poems.
Robert M. Katzman
Don’t Go Quietly Press
PO Box 44287
Racine, Wis. 53404-9998 (262)752-3333, 8AM–7PM
Books cost $29.95 each, plus shipping
For: (1)$3.95; (2)$5.95; (3)$7.95; (4)$8.95 (5)$9.95;(6) $10.95
(7) $11.95; (8) $12.95; (9)$13.95 (10)$15.95 (15)$19.95
Shipping by air to most of Europe, due to the weight of my books is $99.00
I am also for hire if anyone wants me to read my work and answer questions in the Chicago/Milwaukee area. Schools should call me for quantity discounts for 30 or more books. Also: businesses, bookstores, private organizations or churches and so on.
My Fighting Words Publishing Co. four original books, published between 2004 and 2007 are now out-of-print. I still have some left and will periodically offer them for sale on my new website. My hour-long story reading at WGTD 91.1 NPR Kenosha, Wis is now a podcast. The interview and story can be heard here:
Speaking of Our Words – June 30th, 2017 With special guest star and featured writer Bob Katzman. Bob reads his memoir, “Audrey, Pink Bunny Slippers, Her Cat and the God’s Eye†and talks about his w… Your comments are welcome, below, and please tell others I can be found here as a writer. I can also be hired as a speaker for organizations, etc, both here and in Europe. Seeking an agent. robertmkatzman@gmail.com Poet & Storyteller for hire for organizations, schools or private events www.DifferentSlants.com to view recent and older examples of my work
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Speaking of Our Words – June 30th, 2017