Nicholas Viglietti

Nicholas Viglietti

Blue Collars & Out of Steam

You get to
The days end.

Not much to do,
Got done.

Morning comes,
Too early,
Again.

Big Gritty Border-Town City

Gaslamp lights.
In the distance,
A border-town,
Neon night.

Beach glitz flow,
It ends at 2.
The check-point
Beckons you.
Don’t give it
No Resistance.

Nicholas Viglietti is a writer from Sacramento, CA. He started writing in high school for the school newspaper. After which, he served in the Americorps; two years building houses on the gulf coast, and one year, working on a trail crew in the Montana wilderness. He graduated from Humboldt State University, and he is a Hawaiian shirt aficionado. He prefers a summertime groove, lots of sunshine, plenty of Pina Coladas to cool off, and wild fun with good people.