(2015)
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
Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
The pine trees Reach up On both sides Of the road Telling me
If you find someone That can do it Better than you Get them on your team
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
I told everyone About you The ugly beast Inside of me You can’t hide
I need to tell you How to survive With our disposition It’s okay to cry Maybe
I enjoy his company Riding shotgun Conversation No one to overhear Our inside jokes
Left on a leash Is no way to live He disappeared I like to imagine He’s running in a field
What if one day I wasn’t there for you? And you were left needing me If I wasn’t there When you woke up
Don’t talk down to me I am not a child! Even children Deserve respect
Didn’t they know that people cared? That they were loved? Why didn’t someone tell them?
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
Manos fuertes No me sueltan De la cama Yo les digo Me tengo que ir