Jake Wood on Clubhouse

Bio

Veterinarian: I care for all animals

Epidemiologist: Let’s end all diseases.

Data Analyst: I dream in figures.

Spoken Word Act: I want muted responses.

Poet: I dip my ink for ironies.

2021 POEM of the year - Mr. Jaguar Jaguar

Beneath these murky waters
lies one Mr. Jaguar Jaguar
A forty year salt mammal
swimming in blue, brackish water
He lost his dorsal fin to age
and his left eye to oil spillage
His marine home is unfriendly
evident in many rippling currents
Every ship there is in wreckage
varying depth from the surface
And souls are lost per minute
beach villages awash with spirits
How long should a spouse mourn?
after unmanned oars float ashore
Or can we achieve perfect symmetry
If we vengeance from the sea
I hope to fit my breathing kit
with Mr. Jaguar Jaguar’s gills
Let myself slip, sink furthest
varying body part from surface.