Poetry by Jake Nathan

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Skin


Her skin sang songs,
Told tales of journeys
She had taken.
Mountains she had climbed,
Scrapes she had made it through
And those that she hadn’t.
Her struggles strewn across her
Left scars in their wake.
Her face painted 
With more than make up.
Bravery, written across her cheek
In blusher.





​Space


Look upwards
And ponder 
Your insignificance.
Think, about all that exists
And how you fit.
Infinity awaits,
Literally unmeasurable
It’s almost unpleasant
To conceive.
We weave
stories we star in,
Make mountains
In our minds and climb
Until we scare ourselves.
We dance on ledges,
Legs restless
We spin.
So Frightened of falling
We’d throw ourselves off
Just to get it over with.
Overwhelmed we delve
Deep into our darkest,
Black holes.
Parted with reason
But pregnant with panic
We sink.
The world closes in
And breathing
Ain’t so simple.
Each breath is a battle
And death rattles
Around our heads.
But wait.
Think space.
Look upwards
And ponder 
Your insignificance.
Think, about all that exists
And how you fit.
How can now,
Be everything?
When the universe
Is infinite
And we don’t mean 
a thing to it.
Not even 
a speck of dust,
But we trust our brains
When they tell us
We’re everything.
Step back and see
That we don’t matter.
The chatter in our heads
Is not be believed.
We weave stories 
So much bigger 
than ourselves
And, well,
The universe
Couldn’t care less. 
Don’t stress.
This will end
And you
Will begin again.

Jake Nathan is a spoken word poet, writer and rapper from London. Now living in Rochester, he performs at poetry shows around Kent. Tackling the subjects of the working class, mental health and more, his modern style is filled with flow and musicality. 

Jake has been published by Thanet Writers and in the anthology One Hundred Memories in aid of Alzheimer's Society. He hosts his own poetry night called Come and Have a Go if You Think You’re Art Enough in the Medway area.
www.jakenathan.co.uk