Fault Mine


in a world growing skinny

charming humanity into the triangle

love is a room of mirrors

spray printed silver

no power in transparency

love was having a direction

Saturn departed

flesh and bone display model

immolation would never earn us salvation

rent is due

orphan earth

out of work paid actor

the comedians first serious role

Adam Sandler drunk

in tears picking up

novelty foam fingers

scattered about the front lawn

hometown FM radio

straightjacket

bowl of fruit on the counter

still life unexamined

true evil never has a plot 

art imitating life 

anonymous guest list

velvet rope lip service

if what you say I am is true

I left myself for some reason

the morning air slides down my throat

watching beautiful rivers of blood

behind houses up ahead

trespass to see the river

nothing to rest my eyes on 

times skinny shadows

starves experience


Nick Thiel is from Appleton Wisconsin. The center of his universe is his four year old daughter. He writes about red tape, jumping through hoops, the uncanny. television, and justice. He likes bad films, shitty tattoos, mumble rap and hanging out with people who have aliases (ie: Tiptoes, Quan, Bear). He is working on publishing his first collection of poems.

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Thumbnail Art : INITIATION - Ana Montiel

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