They Promised Us the Stars // A Zach Thompson Update

your hair reminds me of the lake when summer is not around

Michigan based

mixed media

visual artist

Zach Thompson

has done enough

since releasing

his book

to warrant

yet another post.

baptized in babylon

god watches me from a plasma screen tv

After dropping

bright yellow editions

of Misreading My Madness,

Thompson continued

to grow as a painter,

creating inspired abstractions

mandatory for zooming,

viewing longer than the measly

split second

that the Internet

expects out of us.

stairway to solace

So as you read

these quick words

about a talented

and blooming soul,

take your time,

look at each piece thrice,

and properly digest

the art surrounding

this refreshing article.

in between the elms i found an exit.