As a fan of the poetic word and a student of the art, Desi Marquiso is a dreamer and a typical college student trying to do a little searching in life, trying do to what's right even though he finds himself continuously doing what's wrong. This bringing up the proverbial question: Why do people do things they know they shouldn't do? That is a question that can be answered simply by observing Nature. The Disappearance and the Slow Awakening encourages those whose disposition may be regarded as directionless and inadequate to carefully observe their actions and embrace a creative side to humanity-a side that reminds the reader of the many gifts of creative writing.

Set in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley District, as well as infesting throughout the entire City, Desi Marquiso-the protagonist and essentially the ardent spokesperson for the ideology of art for the sake of art-struggles between college, work, and his failed relationship with his true love, Elena Marie. Desi takes the reader through a fierce twenty-four hours filled with interminable spells of poetic creation and provocatively intoxicating mistakes-the same mistakes willing college students generally make today. His love for poetry eventually pulls him through his poor judgements and leads him back to the Faith on which he was raised.

The essential purpose of this novel: Show readers that everyone is a poet, even if the person doesn't write.

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