BLUSH IN “CLASSIC PINK”
by nicole kuwik
I bought this makeup today,
which I used to wear when
we spent our
days in the murphy bed
under that stained
ceiling with the cat clawing
at our wrists
The smell of the blush
brought all of …

LATE AFTER THE 23RD
by nicole kuwik
Swallowing envelope glue
at 9 in the morning on Sunday,
I wonder how the hell
I can get my hands on a stamp
before my payment is late
Sure, ok, I’ve got some ideas,
but the …

1/8 OF A TANK
by nicole kuwik
after arriving late to a party and
holding my very
intelligent
friend’s hair,
we are sitting
in a yellow
upstairs room
“My highschool teacher died scuba diving
in those caves, he
ran out of air”
“They found a bunch of
19 …

OUTSIDE OF THE ATM
by nicole kuwik
I watch his pupils dialate
as he yells “FUCK!” outside
of the ATM
A lady clutching a baby
stares like a baboon as she
exits the steakhouse and I look away
It’s six o’ clock on …

I BARELY TOUCHED HIM
by nicole kuwik
Saving bats
with your bare hands
just might get you
rabies unless a boy
with a piece of tagboard
walks by to yell at you
“DON’T TOUCH IT I’M GOING TO
THROW IT OFF THE SIDE!!!!!”
You stop …

OXYGEN
by nicole kuwik
I remember this
one time on vacation
when my PapaPaul had
said something that made
us all pair up and
leave him
standing by the rental car,
But then
his emphazema started
to bother him and
I remember the look
in his eyes when
he …

THE CURRENT STATE OF THINGS
by nicole kuwik
One .96 cent bank
account and a
hot pursuit of a
box of pasta
and a boy with earrings
But come on,
who can believe
red-truck declarations
in a black dress at
something like 1
in the morning when
the …

i wonder if i am completely wasted
by nicole kuwik
as I stand in my doorway
in sunglasses
and golf cart putters by
full of potential residents and
a blonde
Representative
named Heather or Britney
who does not wave
I note the rats behind the …

Applesauce and Brown Sweater in the Morning
by nicole kuwik
Garbage trucks
sound like school busses
until they start picking things up but
hearing them
stop
outside your floor-level window
at the dumpster across from your door still
makes you feel like you are …

HERE KITTYKITTY KITTY?
by nicole kuwik
So my roomate wants the air
to measure s e v e n t y d e g r e e sss
all the time and I’m
freezing but
I sleep with this big cat …