Michael James Kaiser of Addison, TX describes himself as “a complex guy.” He means it in a self-deprecating way. More aptly however, Kaiser is “a puzzling guy” since few would expect this collection of very tender poems - achingly dark yet hopeful yearnings - to come from the wellspring of a guy who is the walking definition of a “da’ Bears” football fan. He’s also a longtime sales executive, a former radio DJ and a dog rescuer. Looking back, Kaiser himself is surprised by the output. “I wrote poems when I was a little boy but hid them, afraid of Dad’s reaction. I can’t remember why I started. I just always wrote things down. Later I discovered my dad thought the writing was pretty cool so I came out of the shell.” Kaiser’s poems while deeply personal, are at once both remarkably inclusive and universal.