(2014)
I’m watching a woman in a bikini In great shape with a swollen bell… Play with her puppy named Gatsby A Hispanic family comes The little girl dips her feet in
I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
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…
The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
Hospitality To love a stranger It need not be much For one who has little Will appreciate it
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
Clinical smells Polite strangers The only thing worse Than being here Is to not be able
I wallow in my sadness As it pools up It has not swallowed me Who floats above its surface This surface
Escogí las palabras Más adecuadas Por lo que yo Quería decir Abrí la boca
To be a true artist Must they be recluses Crazy mad or sick Or even better dead Show me a healthy artist
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
I am stronger Than you think I am I am weaker Than I look
Beautiful legs The right shape and curve Olive color without the green That tans and doesn’t burn Until you see
It’s not pretty When I cry People get almost as embarrassed as I