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Beach Bums and Cigarette Butts
I swept the cigarette butts off the brick patio Beach sand , seagull feathers, and beach bums Old men who drank too many rums. Gamble...

Jeremy Niles
Feb 1, 20211 min read
The Artist I’m Not
With a new year a new look, a new breath of life into lost in aporia. I’ve taken my time to reflect on my goals and efforts with writing.

Jeremy Niles
Jan 31, 20212 min read


Week One 21
First week of 2021 has me reflecting

Jeremy Niles
Jan 30, 20211 min read
2020 is just another year
This year of ups and downs I don’t think I’ve recovered completely Who I was or the way things felt. And I find myself escaping to memory...

Jeremy Niles
Dec 29, 20201 min read
Disaster Film
In the early 2000s I remember watching a TV movie An action adventure film Where wildfires threatened California And the hero knew the...

Jeremy Niles
Dec 29, 20201 min read
Tail of a Fail
The water heater is broken So I put an empty bucket in the sun I’m not date able material So I focus on the ethereal A path a lil...

Jeremy Niles
Aug 25, 20201 min read
Coming Up
Growing up I didn’t have it bad Had some real cool shit And my dad never called it quit The average family Breaking even Made it hard for...

Jeremy Niles
Aug 21, 20201 min read
To Be
I tell myself to write But don’t know What to write anymore. Should I write about the Beach Cities? Where I was born and raised. And the...

Jeremy Niles
Aug 18, 20201 min read
Driving down a highway at 3 am
Mist seeping into my skin I stared out of the oily harbor water The desperation’s gone Replaced by boredom. That of a familiar kind, Keys...

Jeremy Niles
Aug 12, 20201 min read
Woke in spoke
Smells like wet concrete And the burning street Here what’s up ain’t it neat Laser powered heat Making liquified meat You think you’re...

Jeremy Niles
Aug 1, 20201 min read
Trash TV
It’s what they want to see But not who they want to be. She’s a cheater want to meet her. Real life performance Not a chance,character...

Jeremy Niles
Jul 24, 20201 min read
Morning Star
Snow capped mountains in the red glow of sunset Leaving my car in Hancock Park a walk toward Wilshire along highland. Thinking about sex...

Jeremy Niles
Jul 23, 20201 min read


Letter 9 Observing History
Dear No One, Today I was reflecting on just how little I write about the times that I live in and the world that is around me. The...

Jeremy Niles
Jun 22, 20203 min read


Letter 8
Dear No One, Here I sit at my laptop at 10:30 at night on May 31, 2020; writing a hurried letter to you with aim of posting it to Lost in...

Jeremy Niles
May 31, 20206 min read


Letter 7
Dear No One, Once again, a month has gone by and as a last recourse, I am writing to you because it is the simplest form of free writing...

Jeremy Niles
Apr 30, 20205 min read


Reflections on Aporia
On Meaning Let me go back a few years to a younger self who was avidly and actively pursuing the life of a philosopher. My days spent in...

Jeremy Niles
Mar 31, 20204 min read


Letter 6
Dear No One, I started the year enthusiastically ready to begin taking steps for the next chapter of my life. It’s easy to plan it out,...

Jeremy Niles
Mar 11, 20204 min read
Thumb Throb
The throbbing has continued For hours as my blood sours The pain is isolated Yet also spread The progress of time Blood Sticky, sickly,...

Jeremy Niles
Mar 1, 20201 min read
BoJack Horseman Final Reflection
Bojack Horseman Netflix’s surreal series depicting the life of a depressed former tv star came to an end January 31, 2020. It’s...

Jeremy Niles
Mar 1, 20203 min read
The Killing Word
Those times are such a blur You will be missed The comment left by her Who I had not kissed Goodbye when I decided to die She shared...

Jeremy Niles
Feb 20, 20201 min read
A Love Story
In the quiet dale of ancient woods, just beyond a wide meadow, there lay a small pond sheltered by a ring of overhanging trees. There lived a Water Sprite. She dwelled in her clear sanctuary, where deer, foxes, and wandering birds would visit to drink from her replenishing waters. She offered nourishment to all who approached, yet within her depths she felt the ache of solitude. For though she sustained life, she did not feel connected to it. One night, far from her peaceful

Jeremy Niles
Dec 6, 20252 min read
A memory
Life changing moments Can be so simple One doesn’t realize the pivot You make with a choice. Instantly I’m back in a memory A young man...

Jeremy Niles
Jun 21, 20221 min read
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