Unfinished Basement By Shannon Laws Figure out how I fit in your world as I discover the shape of your heart push me into your foreign form as the chalk line between us dulls Memory foam bed faces north in your cold unfinished basement headboard is bare drywall with taped-over nails primer and mud aContinueContinue reading “Poem: Unfinished Basement”
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bohemian
bohemian So, a while back a friend said she could finally afford to buy that bohemian coat she wanted. The use of the word “bohemian” spurred memories. I’ve considered myself a bohemian ever since my aunt gave me a turquoise & silver ring when I was seven. My aunt lived the bohemian lifestyle and gettingContinueContinue reading “bohemian”
Warm Worm
Warm Worm Moss-heavy limbs fall from charge of a warm southern wind rest in a compost graveyard of other arms that have been Once boasted of leaves awarded with weighted sog pray if awarded knees low water releases a fog Time will turn you into swamps breath and a story told around the table AsContinueContinue reading “Warm Worm”
These Things Shall Pass
Do you know what the best day to be at Disneyland was? September 12, 2001. On the day after September 11th, while all planes over the skies of America were grounded, my neighbors loaded up their Subaru and drove like a bat out of hell to Disneyland. They were a young Disney fanatical-couple with earlyContinueContinue reading “These Things Shall Pass”
Crab
Crab Shannon Laws A foam washed wreckage to shore breath-bubbles pop in the thin light Early beachcomber fights the gulls for a freshly delivered treasure The minute before dawn you grab it’s back Carry it to your kitchen for a slow boil With a crack, a glut of juices spill out Lips suck at theContinueContinue reading “Crab”
Source Code Switch
Source Code Switch Both in popular usage and in the sociolinguistic study, the name code-switching is sometimes used to refer to switching among dialects, styles or registers. -Wikipedia Code-Switching is a common phrase and an NPR Podcast. If you’re not familiar with this phrase please YouTube Key and Peele. It’s good stuff. https://youtu.be/_YkE7W6qegg So whatContinueContinue reading “Source Code Switch”
Collect Your Favorites
Own a track from the album “What’s Up Magazine” calls “…a standout…” recording, and “…passionate and sensual poetry that greatly display the fiery passion of being in love and the cold controlled demeanor of finding yourself in the off times 15 Tracks $1.00 each or the whole album $7.99
KPNW-DB RADIO Interview
https://www.mixcloud.com/KPNW_db/ep-7-into-the-arts-with-shannon-laws/ Ep 7 – May 2019 -Shannon Laws sits down with me to share her latest venture, an album of her Poetry/music titled “You Love Me, You Love Me Not”. This collection is a satire and embellishment of very real relationships, explores the adult dating experience, it carries the listener through a muddy mess ofContinueContinue reading “KPNW-DB RADIO Interview”
Ode to Frayed Lotto Ticket
Ode to Frayed Lotto Ticket by Shannon Laws Oh lotto ticket on my fridge do you know the ways you inspire me the dreams the projects the possibilities opened in my mind if only once, just once the two of us found agreement I buy you knowing I’ll never win you I buy you knowingContinueContinue reading “Ode to Frayed Lotto Ticket”
My Pet
Don’t tell my landlord, but, I have a pet. It is a False Black Widow, and she hangs upside down in her web at the right angle of the wall and baseboard heater near my front door. Her name is Susan. Susan is very productive. Her web acts as a billboard of her health andContinueContinue reading “My Pet”
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