So begins this chapbook, with an invocation by William Carlos Williams.  Its poems ranges from Ovidian couplets to free verse, exploring love in its various forms, from eros, to the connections that tie families together. Abrams mourns the lovers he lost and the relationships he bungled: it was as though he had an uncanny knack for failure. But he cops to his bad choices, and bears this with humor, irony, and wit.