Jake Shaw's Blog, page 40
November 17, 2017
Numb Content
A slow beat of drum
Defibrillating
The murmurs of
A heart happy
Waning
Happy in its vehicle
Content at rest
No rush to wax
This numb protest
Lying in motion
While space moves
And iron lungs fade
Away from view
Time in slow drags
Like savoring cigarettes
To make numb the
Knowledge of context
Floating on the Amazon
Of fitted sheets and
Goose-down feather
Filled pillows
Pressure makes buoyant
Drum beats and thoughts
Rewaken while
Palpitations grow
Numb and content
From lips flow
Relaxed breaths
...
November 16, 2017
White Noise
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Shot with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS; f/5.6; 1/100; ISO-400; 155mm. 11/5/2017 1:12 PM.
Silence.
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Open Mics and Leggings – Journal 11/16/17
Last night I delivered “Ghillie” and “Thumper” at Pierce College as part of an open mic! And heeeeeere is the performance!
It was so much fun! My god, it only reinforces my desire to get out and go get heard! Every time I’m up on a stage it feels so good, like a mixture of anxiety and happiness. You might be able to see me still shaking a little bit.
Ghillie is a poem I previewed in a previous journal, and Thumper is one I put in that packet that I was quite proud of, which consisted of “Amo...
Radcliffe Tea House
A lounge to sit with
Old couches and
Red paint peeling like a
Being ebbing feeling
Losing the mysteries
Its history kept secret
When you pour
Into porcelain
Liquid medicine
Cut tea
That breaks the rim
Of fine china where
Your lips meet
And invoke the dream
Following the Vale of Tears
To the infernal train
Hopping aboard and getting
Your ticket punched
And a tea bag issued
The conductor knows
What you want before
You do and knows how to
Brew when you come through
On coach and you’re speeding
D...
November 15, 2017
Shine
When I die
don’t let it be in cold blood.
Don’t let it be in vain.
Don’t let anyone scream
my name when they hear the news.
Don’t let my funeral be
without good happiness.
Don’t let my thoughts be worthless.
Don’t let the silent pictures
of my life fade away.
Don’t let the noise of my voice
burn from memory.
Don’t let my legacy die.
Don’t let me die.
Don’t let the crows in the sky
stop when I die.
Don’t let the flow
of my favorite city streets halt.
Don’t let the ones I love be
ignorant of th...
November 14, 2017
Light Control – Journal 11/14/17
Tomorrow is an open mic at Pierce College and I intend to go. I’ve edited and prepped that poem “Alter Egoes” I mentioned a bit ago, and I must say I’m increasingly happy with how it sounds. I’ve said to death: political bullshit is way too easy and at the same time way too difficult to pull off these days.
If you’re picking on Trump, Putin, the CEO of EA, Kevin Spacey, Germany (still getting hate over that Nazi business last century), and North Korea, you could find that you have enough mate...
South Sound Idyll
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Shot with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS; f/6.3; 1/1000; ISO-400; 80mm. 10/23/17 3:48 PM.
Peaceful, idyllic, wonderful home.
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We Are Virtual (2015) – Criticism/Review
I’ve decided that for the first album I’m going to look at, I’m going to take a closer peek into Xilent’s debut album “We Are Virtual”, released May 17th, 2015. Since I’m a huge fan of Xilent, following his work since 2012 or so, I thought it’d be appropriate to choose this album over Kauf’s album Regrowth, released last month. I’m going to look at every song on the album and give my rankings. So let’s get into it.
The album is up for free listening on Xilent’s official YouTube page here.
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November 13, 2017
Neighborhood in Puddle
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Shot with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS; f/5.6; 1/320; ISO-400; 20mm. 11/12/2017 3:50 PM.
The upside down is always more interesting.
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