A Poem Don’t go on Google if you fear pedestrians Or pedagogues Or pedicures. Lock your doors, And don’t look for shadows. You’re better off under the covers. Don’t eat candy. Travel in groups, And avoid eye contact with passersby. Gain height And put on muscle. Try to age as fast as you can. GrowContinue reading “The Man Across the Street”
Author Archives: Luke Nelson
Threnody
A Photographic Series and a Poem Eons of human suffering roll in tumbling clouds over towering mountains. Endless pain and turmoil thunder down upon those who cast about false optimism. The devil disguises himself as saints, Wraps his wretched hands around their throats And squeezes them to death, Such that the Dark Ages never end.Continue reading “Threnody”
Reflections
A Photography Collection
The Woman With 10,000 Faces
You walk with me along these lamplit streets. You touch me, And I melt. You are my story; Our fusion. I reach ecstasy in your eyes. I would touch you… But you have 10,000 faces. You are water on a desert plain; A fickle oasis. Ten thousand shapes, Ten thousand sizes. You, My greatest idea.Continue reading “The Woman With 10,000 Faces”
ONY
My heart lies in the city where the sun doesn’t rise, Where beasts of metal race through the night, Where shadows drift through the sweet scent of nicotine, Where flashing colored lights sear the eyes, Where concrete monoliths glare down at the masses in indifference, Where crooked roads twist and turn in never-ending spirals, WhereContinue reading “ONY”
New York: A City in Motion
A Collection of Photography
Clusterfunk
A Collection of Photography
Winchester Days
Poetry and Photography Shot on 35mm
Portraits in NYC
A Photographic Series
Sunset Drive
A Photographic Series
Luke Nelson Art 