starving tongue, my weakened body lured from the land with sweet treats and cruel intentions intoxicating dreams — sobering reality my masked heart still remembers blinding love in this beautiful war my identity is not yours to own Creator, feed me, give me strength allow the lyrical land to flow from my tongue to bring it back to […]
Author: shawnaleedavis
Journal Entry: July 10, 2014
If you allow yourself to feel, to really feel, to dig deep and know you’re capable of more.. Of being that tree, being that bird, being that rose petal that fell to the floor, you would know this love. I am finally capable of finding this love within me. It’s an experience, one […]
Dear Daughter: Three
1991. Grade Six. Eleven. Growing up in Aiyansh and going to school there everyday, for me, was a long fought battle. Since the age of eight, until I left the reserve when I was fourteen, I was a major victim of bullying. I had a group of older girls from another community claim me as […]
Paper
You smooth criminal Taunting me, daring me Stealing my thoughts Exposing my innocent mess Words who have done their time Fall through the cracks of my imprisoned heart Escaping the pen — A most perfect accomplice Leaving an inked trail for all to see So I can be caught again and again.
Dear Daughter: two
Prom: 1997 I remember having THEE biggest crush on Lee Vanhauldron in highschool, and not just for a couple weeks – omg he’s so cute – like, I love him so much crush. It was full on – butterflies everytime I see him, blushing, embarrassing, awkward moments, all through high school kind of crush. […]
REAL
They met in the deepest darkest abyss that is subconscious. She wanders over hazy-eyed, déjà vu becomes her only nature. She wants to speak – there are no words. Only a knowing smile that says: thank you for being awake. (Eyes open) Hypnotized Mesmerized Green dreams Paper schemes Opaque souls Contempt and woe Sad smiles […]
Mystical Origins
They hadn’t walked the earth together in 6000 years. They hadn’t spoken to one another for longer… Lingering absence. Drawn out silence. Endless devotion. Where their loyalty was reserved no words were needed. Silence was the warmth of Summer Solstice radiating on their deafening smiles. He spoke; quenching her thirst of a thousand lifetimes. She […]
Gibuu (Wolf) Drum
One heart – One beat – One drum It was early spring, and after suffering in silence for well over a decade with a rare heart/artery disease, I was forced to come to terms with it. Boy, did I ever… Everything that cloudy morning felt easy, light. I was like a baby down feather drifting […]
The Dress
As I sit and watch the Red Carpet at the Oscars, I listen not so intently to the interviews about the dreaded question directed at every woman: “Who are you wearing?!” The full body shot, the up and down motion of the camera, the shoe shot, the accessory shot. I don’t know about you, but […]
Dine-out 2014 at Salmon n’ Bannock
On February 2nd we wrapped up 17 days of Dine-out Vancouver at Salmon ‘n Bannock. It was one of the more intense experiences I have had as a chef. We did two seatings per evening and we were booked out with a waiting list most nights. This was a great opportunity for us to introduce […]