Jake – Medium

Pinned

Jake
in
half truths

Shhhh

Sitting in silence as the red sky ripens Nearby a woodpecker already labors Shhhh The time is not yet for infant eyes Now the wrens join…

1 min readMar 22, 2024

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Shhhh

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Pinned

Jake
in
half truths

My Pleasure

I always said I would never live far enough north that it required me to get up before the sun in order to scrape ice off my windshield…

1 min readJan 31, 2021

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My Pleasure

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Jake
in
half truths

I turned 29 today.

It feels funny how the years already slip by now. From what I hear it only gets more strange and slippery as we go.

1 min readMay 21, 2022

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I turned 29 today.

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Jake
in
the Cafe

XXIII

There’s blood in these veins I have never bled Tears that have never run That & more Plenty to spare for friends, Beggars, and anyone in…

1 min readFeb 2, 2021

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XXIII

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Jake
in
the Cafe

Scratchpad № 107

Recommended Reading

7 min readSep 19, 2020

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Scratchpad № 107

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Jake
in
the Cafe

XXII

If these streets could speak They would tell the story of A homeless boy whose greatest treasure Was an 80’s bicycle — barely unbroken

1 min readAug 31, 2020

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XXII

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Jake
in
the Cafe

XXI

Did you get any of my letters? Every monday morn’ 10am, pen to page Then, to the post I poured hot wax on each To seal inside my love…

1 min readAug 31, 2020

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XXI

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Jake
in
half truths

XX

Her home was the sea and His love had never known the waves Each day an encore performance Of a long gone tragedy

1 min readAug 30, 2020

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Jake
in
the Cafe

XIX

Drowning ants As a child That was my first regret

1 min readAug 29, 2020

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XIX

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Jake
in
half truths

XVIII

Inked lines permanent Grounded knees repentant

1 min readAug 28, 2020

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XVIII

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Jake

Jake

I want to write the words I wish were written for me. For those dark moments I kept to myself and insisted on standing alone — even though I never really was.

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