My No – Nathan Wade Carter

hard to nod off head unstopping hard to say yes without showing my no hard to say no I can’t stop the midnight snack mental consuming        metal welded teeth I allow him to do nothing I allow myself to do nothing I am boring      into the earth    I am…

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Valuable – Nathan Wade Carter

all the dark singing in a house empty of bodies I know every noisy board & corner of furniture I made this place I never know how long a thing lasts or much of what to say unless it doesn’t matter in which case I am at my most eloquent I stoke a fire forgiving…

Of Moon – Nathan Wade Carter

if you call me fruit I say thank you pebble edged off a cliff a quick cheeky kiss goodbye I leave the company of a sparkler vacuum of sky and sea and these in loops of moon we drift because nothing is stationary       Nathan Wade Carter is a queer, grey-a poet, musician,…

knifey – Nathan Wade Carter

my feelings an air-horn I want to burrow go blind descend how many miles of dirt until I am insulated from violence sonic knifey questions too small to read which is what I’m trying to be they say love will come to you but I am tired thin veils overripe tomatoes immeshed ego dogs I…

Nathan Wade Carter – Yarn

No one has kissed me in months In mouths you will find tight lilies Never a gift The easy cursive My lips in a curse The penmanship of disgust I am curious with men and about them I keep my distance Feeling around darkly Let’s kiss with our clothes on Let low libido flow How…