A.M. Nelson : Writing

burnt out but beaming

burnt out but beaming

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


i am tired. the pink elephant has been snoring past its bedtime, and the trees smell like honey. the dew is on the grass, the dew is in the ..
inside

inside

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


inside where the pain is. we scream and scream and rainbows wash awayaways down the drain and down the sink and down the rabbit hole. we ar..
skirt wrapped night

skirt wrapped night

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


i think i know. but i don't. i am tried and best and blue, vanquished in the moth flutter of dim bulbs smoking hot. red. then arcs yellow, ..
i am

i am

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


i be the sun the bee the flower sung, water on skin. stung. with no wind i fall and break. break into colour-- rainbow(penisgl..
the man inside of me

the man inside of me

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


in my jacket is a saxophone. in the saxophone is a tidy sum of feelings. last night i found a man in my breast-pocket, he spoke in A-flat ..
sea tales

sea tales

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


...best poem i have written in what feels like many a month.
the doll

the doll

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


motorbike engine revs her thighs into heaven, pink and peach on the complexion of a smooth child. criminal is the doll which says so little, ey..
fire + water

fire + water

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


continuation of a theme from "friendly fire"
friendly fire

friendly fire

A Poem by A.M. Nelson


gun weeps bullets like frost and sympathy... tea-leaves choke the space between the soldiers-- water molecules pressed beneath transce..
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A Poem by A.M. Nelson


smile like a lemon wedge lightless, weighed against the salt and sting war of fruition with kamikaze lean to risk the lips, in kiss an..