Vaccines
Nelson Potter
At one point
my parents must’ve looked me in the eye
and told me that even though
I am the best of both of them
even though
my life had to sift through centuries
of magic
science
hate
and thrust itself from tranquil ether
into the cold
naked threshold of zero
in an Applebee’s bathroom
where
against all odds
my cells persisted
and let me leech
just enough
to be evicted
culminating
in a final trick
where I convinced my host
to keep and feed me
that ultimately
I was still too weak
Nelson graduated from Ramapo College in 2018 with a Literature degree and a Concentration in Creative Writing. He has pursued further education at the Second City school in Chicago as well as the Upright Citizen’s Brigade in NYC. Currently living in New Jersey, Nelson maintains his interests and craftwork in poetry, comedy writing, voice acting, and analytical theory.