(2014)
Tomorrow Has not yet come It’s promises yet to be broken Tomorrow Is bigger
When I think of my mom I think of malt o meal muffins When I think of my dad Memories of a child Chasing us around the circle
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
A palomino gallops Beside the highway Look out the window Rides over green hills Through yellow flowers
My soft spot My sweet boy I’d do anything for Who convinced me Little boys are the best
Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
The news hit me Like a punch in the gut I threw up two times From the pain Knowing that I
Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl
Yo te amo Tres palabras Que solucionen todo Para la mujer Tan complicada
¿Te fue mal el día? Me va mal también a mi Dos vidas entretejidas Irrevocablemente Te cargo a ti encima
My pump Constant companion Of my disease My sensor Resembles a feeding
My heart breaks A little each day For problems I can’t solve For things I can’t change All I can do is pray
Filler words Put me to sleep Added to cushion Take away my pillow Blunt words to wake up
The human heart ...leaps and jumps ...races and sings ...sighs and groans The treacherous heart can
To be a true artist Must they be recluses Crazy mad or sick Or even better dead Show me a healthy artist