Bio
Jake Onyett is a U.S. Navy veteran who was born in Canada, raised in the United States, and currently lives in Italy. He is a graduate of Niagara University, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Bologna. His poetry appears/will appear in Ink in Thirds, Lone Mountain Literary Society, and Stone Poetry Quarterly, among other publications.
Jake Onyett
Reined In
Every move you make is a metaphor
Fogging up the shower glass
Every word you speak breaks the third wall
Sincerely level and apropos
To elicit their active participation
Their sense of ownership
With only a hint of indifference
On your tongue
You try to rein it in
Lips pursed and wrinkled
Tongue tip pressed hard against
Canines and molars
To keep it from escaping
A stent to relieve the pressure
From that wooly lack of faith
In yourself