TRADING THE SPEAR FOR THE PEN -Jackie Tajiri

Nature is awe - inspiring!  It moves, it destroys and heals.  Behold, the animals!  Be it domestic cat, or a stalking jaguar, there is something otherworldly about them.  My work reflects a desire, not to understand the flora and fauna, but to ‘capture’ it in ink and then release them through words. 

“Through images and the written word, I embark on a journey of spiritual and natural wonder. Ever curious.  Ever exploring.”   

       -Jack Tajiri     

LEAD BALLOON by Kelly Greenwood

 A silenced voice is as useful

as a lead balloon

heavy on the heart

like heaven it weighs a ton

to those who believe in absolution

To absolve, to absorb

the expansion of lungs

burst the eardrums of a god that's listening

higher in pitch than a human can hear

reminds you of times the devil is near

Lunar dust shredding

the windows of pain

the pain in the glass

has made me insane

Absolute power and absolute truth

what a splendid point of view

such a rare and powerful ideal

inflate my chest

like a bullet of hot air

injected into freight trains

and a distant stare

Chasing the horizon

a fine line between now and eternity

somewhere left of center

is where corruption will corrode

best to focus on the target

so as not to explode

I'm a walking bulls eye

blazing like the sun

against a blackened out night

somewhere among the hype

is a beautiful sea

waits with open arms

when absolute power

corrupts absolutely.

-Kelly Greenwood