A collection of poetry and flash fiction ranging in style from the surreal to the intimate, divided into three books and spanning more than fifteen years. "The Centerpiece" is a Kafka-inspired short whose protagonist is both a man and an inanimate object. "In Fear of You" is a humorous poem of a man certain he is the object of someone's nefarious plans. In the title poem a man must face his own decay and the perceived disintegration of the world, while experiencing a rebirth of joy at the sight of his small child finding wonder in every new experience.