(2014)
#1A1CTypeDiabetes
Left on a leash Is no way to live He disappeared I like to imagine He’s running in a field
Long and slender Her every movement Deliberate and graceful Composed as She listens quietly
The more you treat me like a nag The more I become one I’m sorry if I micromanage Your clean clothes Your hot meals
If I could draw a tree In all it’s complexity Would you be impressed? If I could draw a human face It would be but a trace
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
Antisocial tendencies Amplified by sickness I can people watch Yet I can’t people talk I am lonely
The E’s squeak by The I’s are too excited The U’s come after Q But the A’s and the O’s They flow
Pretty and dainty Rich girl feet Meant to be Beside the pool They don’t like to work
Filler words Put me to sleep Added to cushion Take away my pillow Blunt words to wake up
My body is perfect —ly spotted The white spots I tell myself Are my Bambi spots
Is there anyone worse than a denti… A dental surgeon I think as I sit alone Battling my nerves As I listen to the patient next d…
No hay nada más sincero Que un regalo Inesperado Una carta Un chocolate
A healthy pancreas Is like a transmission Seamlessly shifting gears In type 2 diabetics Wear and tear
Dime ¿Qué es su lengua materna? Ni inglés Ni español Sus padres no hablan inglés
My pump Constant companion Of my disease My sensor Resembles a feeding