Nate W

Nate W Oct 2015

I'm terrified
of what's inside me
more than real
monsters

#10w

Nate W May 2015

She
took my hand
delicate as mist

began tracing her tender finger
down
the tapestry of interwoven veins

dancing along
as if each step was her
stage

stopping
every now and then
for blissful warmth and rest

she stood at my nerves
my arms tingling as she gathered electrons like
fireflies.

i
wanted her to take herself completely in
lady luck or cupid smiling down as she did.

heart
beats rapidly as she approaches
the walls

I understand, she whispers delicately
Touch
walls crashing down like crumpling paper

she laid on a crimson cloud buried amongst dusty shards
she starts to clean and sweep away broken
fragments.

satisfied
she asked if it would be okay
if she stayed awhile

wholeheatedly I said
yes
her new morning smile never wavering

years began passing like a dream wanting to be kept in a snow globe
though she lacked the strength to
stay

She made me whole
again
and I wish I could do the
same

Nate W Feb 2015

That Is I

see the vacant echoes from the throats of those before us
that is I

envision the spirits wandering through the filaments of broken bones
that is I

listen to the whispers of mistaken secrets shared between distant lovers
that is I

hear the thunder, the sighs of a coral reef, laughing on the wind
that is I

feel the stone and its roots that bind us together
that is I

grasp the ripped parchment of deceased ideas
that is I

smell the tincture of blood, sweat, and tears
that is I

inhale every molecule of vivacious flowers made of sweet nothings
that is I

taste the salt of the sea on a pallete of rice, seaweed, and fish
that is I

crumble the words I have written and swish them in your mouth
that is I

I am something made through nothing
that is all

Nate W Feb 2015

?yrT uoY dluoW

em dnatsrednu uoy dlouW
?sdrawkcab saw I fi

?em piks uoy dluow rO

each word is backwards
read from right to left

#myheadhurts

Nate W Feb 2015

Do You Sea What I Sea

tropical breeze waves washed upon a
soothsayer sand beach whispering love poems between each sigh

seagull clouds baying from above
lustrous sunshine massaging with temperate beams

beneath the waves, turtles twist in tubular turnabouts
bright coral and jaded fish teem in the reef

shimmering sunshine shining through waves
casting shadows and light amongst an oceanic spectrum

we flit through the ocean as foreigners and locals
tiny air bubbles pressing from our lips

unlike the denizens filtering through the reef
we press up to the surface and break through for breath

exiting the ocean of life, we wash upon the shore
driftboards sewn together in matrimony

our clam shelled hands interwoven in the fabric of our souls
sand pressed between to make a glistening pearl

i sit up while you lay down on our thin towels
falling asleep with an upward curve on your lips

i trace my finger down your back like pencil to paper
drawing each crevice, perfection, and blemish

on the landscape of your body

a faint breeze ghosts through the swaying palm trees
dolphins nonchalantly diving through the air and ocean

***** scuttling along the precipice of the sea and sand
waves washing the crooked edges of stones

amongst this equilibrium we are infinite
soaking up this portrait life like a sea sponge

in these moments we are infinite
moments we imagined we had

#happy #relaxing

Nate W Feb 2015

(10w) Passage of Time

I cooked breakfast
for an empty chair and I

#10w

Nate W Jan 2015

For The Ones Rejected

yes

sometimes it's all you need