Nick Runckel


Writing

Snare

I’m letting go but I obey you shining Venus.

Lamps versus Lashes

When under the ray of a single bulb / A stripe of light lays along her cheek

Distillery

An alcoholic doesn’t care about the hops in his beer, / and you my dear, are the grapes in his wine.

A Sea of Bitterness

If that is the case, you are indeed a sea of their resentments. / And nothing good can be said of you; you are too beautiful for words.

Blood for Static

How vividly we remember everything we see, / From the numbers in our cell phones to the pixels in our TV screens. / And how we think we’re all alone / With our internets and telephones to keep us c…

The Budding Cancer in Her Heart

I held her head skyward, her eyes to the stars. / The specks of light among the dark, / To see the bits of bright stabbing through Night’s heavy cloak. / But, Even when starlit, her diamond clad …

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