I cannot apologize For writing what I feel inside If it is hard to read It is harder to live I will understand

I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized

Who am I? I am me When did I Become me? As I recall

Pretty and dainty Rich girl feet Meant to be Beside the pool They don’t like to work

Inspirational quotes Are full of crap Whatever meaning Is lost In the sea

A conversation With a true friend Leaves your life richer Maybe with a laugh A smile on your face

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

Bags full of diapers Cars waiting in line Smell coming from the load Ashamed it was mine He noticed my insulin pump

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

Traffic Irritation becomes a nightmare As the lines start to squiggle Bending in and out And the world starts its attack