Jake Shaw's Blog, page 38

Seven Years Ago

Seven years ago
Halo: Reach was coming out.

I was 13 and my best friend
Had convinced me to get an Xbox
360.

Middle school seems too far away
To think those days faded away.

But in seven years
So much can change.

Like the places and the people,
I’ve moved away from

All the stories and times
I’ll never understand

Because it’s been 4 years
Since I’ve seen my best friend

Had to talk him through
His first breakup
Over messages

Now it’s seven years later
And a girl he doesn’t know
Is turning ei...

Riding the Waves

When I think
I think of you

And all of the
Romance too

I talk too much
So I’ll make this fast

I want to be yours
And I want to outlast

Any broken promises
That came before

Or relationships that died
Because “they” were bored

I’m willing to fight
To be yours

Like a rogue wave
I’ll push through the pain

Trade blows with spacetime
Until it falls and I’ve won

I’ll set on oceans to talk to you
Sailing through hurricanes

I want to outlast all the doubts
And I want to be better every day

Because I k...

NANOCRYMORE – Journal 12/1/17

Some new stuff!

Not really. But I was able to wake up earlier than 11 PM for once, and did laundry and cleaned up my room. It’s amazing how much you can accomplish by having an extra 4 hours to be awake.

Now it’s December 1st, 2017, and this year draws to a close. 2017 was an interesting one. I’ll be putting up a pre-mortem recap as New Year’s draws closer. There’s a lot to cover, but we’re still in the present and the present is chaotic as fuck.

Let’s see if I can organize what otherwise wil...

Winterize

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Shot with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS; f/29; 1/200; ISO-100; 33mm. 11/27/17 1:32 PM.

Hey little clouds, can’t you see, sometimes your hands just winterize me.

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Liquid Remedy

Heaping spoonfuls
For coffee or tea
Heals the head
When it’s too rested

Warmth of a mug
Against wintry hands
Comforts when
The brew is done

After the tea steeps
And coffee brews
All that’s left
Are additives

Sugar and honey
Creamer and milk
Whatever medicine
Can be added

Chefs of good vibes
Makers of energy
Pharmecutical drinks
And liquid remedies

Filed under: September Era (IV)

Complete

After all the trials
Tired tribulations

You’re done

Balled up paper
In the trash

So much spent
In space and time

And it’s complete

The masterwork
You worked so hard at

Now ready to be released
As knowledge

And the understanding of
Understanding

What things were gone through
To do this

Filed under: September Era (IV)

Life

There are so many questions
And each is more difficult

You can only reach a
Certian point of understanding

Before you realize
Understanding for its own sake

Is meaningless

There’s a fulcrum where
You reach a peak

You move and do
And put verbs behind words

Suddenly asking questions
Isn’t needed anymore

Because at this point
In your path

You know what to do

Filed under: September Era (IV)

Berdoo Lotus

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Shot with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS; f/22; 1/160; ISO-400; 41mm. 10/21/2017 4:19 PM.

Sunflowers are born of concrete, glass, and strife.

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Master

Don’t look down
On top of the world

Don’t look back
At the stairs you climbed

You are apex
You are zen

A predator of ideas
And augur of action

You experienced enough
To give you a title

Someone to look up to
And to call a mentor

You’ve completed things
No one else can

Because

They aren’t you

 

Filed under: September Era (IV)

Develop

We rise
With the heat

What a shame
That it was burned
After it took so long
To take note

All the film
Up in flames
That we painstakingly
Caused to evolve

Yet in the red rooms
We reveal what was caught
From the vehicle
And show the observer

Yes, the films are burned

But from the blank black
Of the film reels

There are still
Revealations

To see through

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