Jake Lavoie

Thoughts inspired by sore joints

Sometimes you need to be bitten to be loved
Sometimes you need to have a crooked eye to be beautiful
Sometimes you need the time to stay inside
Sometimes you need to move ahead despite the sun

Perhaps all you need to do is sigh alone
and let the dirty people pass you by
Perhaps you need to leave a bowl outside
and let the weather collect itself

I’ve had to learn to love the ugly things
to be able to appreciate their beauty

A cloudy day
A wet clothes-line
A placid flag
An insect's eternal struggle

I’ve had to insult people
to be able to know I am wrong
I’ve had to see disappointment
to know how I should move
I’ve had to experience all of this
to realize I’ve seen nothing.

Profoundly the Same

Dance in reverse with me

We could speak in slow motion

And develop accents from our favorite places

Pretend we don’t come from “home”

Stamping our feet in the morning dew

Listening to foreign radio stations

To learn about everything we’ve missed

Walk down this street with me

We could make people believe

we’ve never been anywhere before

Make new names for ourselves

and discover all familiar things

Knowing they are new for someone

Drink this coffee with me

Try all flavors never had before

And get excited of nothing at all

Except for the clouds and rain

Ditch your umbrella

Without Hesitation

And let’s get the same cold

Make something beautiful

And say it made itself