(2014)
#Cool
An idea In my head Falls flat On paper Read it
You must commit To an outfit Where are you going? In sporty yoga pants Athletic top
Springtime means Berry pickin’ In warm sun Therapeutic Part of me
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
Yo te amo Tres palabras Que solucionen todo Para la mujer Tan complicada
I am a consumer Female Twenties I buy Cheap clothes and lattes
Dime ¿Qué es su lengua materna? Ni inglés Ni español Sus padres no hablan inglés
It’s not pretty When I cry People get almost as embarrassed as I
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
It’s not that I’m sad Though I am It’s not that I’m discouraged Though I am It soaks deeper
Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
Your enthusiasm exhausts me This coke is flat The bubbles disperse Leaving a sticky and sweet Aftertaste
I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized
Steamroller Of life Passed by Feeling down Squished
The pine trees Reach up On both sides Of the road Telling me