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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
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Week One 21
First week of 2021 has me reflecting

Jeremy Niles
Jan 30, 20211 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Feb 29, 20201 min read
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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
Feb 29, 20203 min read
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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
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The Pen
The pen is mightier than the sword Though it breaks bones, and the word Lingers in the air with care To destroy the sensitive souls who...

Jeremy Niles
Feb 20, 20201 min read
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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 20, 20221 min read
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Unworthy Love
Does it hurt me? The death process of love Yes betrayal always hurts But truthfully I always knew You’d do this to me. If only I had bet...

Jeremy Niles
May 28, 20221 min read
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