(2014)
#Writing
I enjoy his company Riding shotgun Conversation No one to overhear Our inside jokes
Hillary’s beautiful Rose Bumpy’s favorite princess My mini-me, my little lion Cute button nose Framed by red hair
I know it’s for the best But it still hurts Hearing mothers complain For what I would give anything fo… My husband says no
When the emotion comes up It feels like heartburn Like acid Clenching my throat My ears go watery
Yo te amo Tres palabras Que solucionen todo Para la mujer Tan complicada
Desperate for his attention Knowing it will drive him away Jealous of a game - how lame Choking self-esteem where I lay Desperate for his affection
A joke Lost in Translation You will Never
Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
Who’s the best? Ask my Daddy He’ll tell you Enthusiastically He always sees
I look away Afraid to see Flicker of nerves In their eye A clench
Nothing makes people flee Like reading them poetry They value it in theory But please don’t make them read Surprise me with your verse
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
Que te cuentan un chiste Las palabras se traducen Pero el humor no se puede Por si no lo entiendes Ríete
The human heart ...leaps and jumps ...races and sings ...sighs and groans The treacherous heart can
Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know