This old bastard has a blackhead in his ear That appears to have been forming Since before I was born into the earth. I can’t stop looking at it. It’s magnificent, hypnotic and gross. Then I realize— I haven’t heard a word he’s said I was too focused On his imperfections
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Nathanael William Stolte is a madcap, flower-punk, D.I.Y., Buffalo-bred, and corn-fed poet. He is the author of six chapbooks, including Origami Creature (Ghost City Press, 2017), A Beggar’s Prayer Book (NightBallet Press, 2017), and Ramshackle American (Analogue Submissions Press, 2018). Recently, his poems have appeared in My Next Heart: New Buffalo Poetry, Mutata Re, and Blue Mountain Review. In 2016, he was voted best poet in Buffalo, New York, by Artvoice. He responds to emails at nathanaelstolte@yahoo.com