the kitten rolls up in a ball
and life seems alright


but I remember watching documentaries in the middle of the night
and life is not alright


and when things seem perfect
angelic
and without flaw
that's when I remember Hitler
or cancer
or the way we looked in that picture
any picture

Nathan Versaw is twenty-five years old. He was born, raised, and cultivated in the Mormon mecca of the world, Salt Lake City, Utah. He is not Mormon. Currently, He works as a printing press operator. He thinks growing up and living in a conservative right-wing environment has geared his writing more towards the disassociated. He likes to think of his writing as a journey through the dilapidated suburban nightmare. Besides writing he enjoys reading, drawing, and any sport you can do with a beer can in your hand. He encourages any comments/criticisms towards his work.