(2015)
For my beautiful nieces and nephews, who of course are the funnest kids in the whole wide world.
I am a consumer Female Twenties I buy Cheap clothes and lattes
Long and slender Her every movement Deliberate and graceful Composed as She listens quietly
She is no longer Part of my life I’ve moved on My life is full With friends
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
Turkey and dressing Loud and overwhelming Opinions and food fly Green bean casserole Too much laughter
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
Springtime means Berry pickin’ In warm sun Therapeutic Part of me
Rough day Rough night If I could live In my bath Water would never
A family trait Massage Is our vice No shame Take what
The more you treat me like a nag The more I become one I’m sorry if I micromanage Your clean clothes Your hot meals
If you find someone That can do it Better than you Get them on your team
I cannot let you hold my happiness For your hand to caress or to drop It is not healthy It is not safe For your happiness to depend on an… I’m taking it back but no longer r…
If I could draw a tree In all it’s complexity Would you be impressed? If I could draw a human face It would be but a trace
The medication is not me But neither is the sickness it tre… You may hear its effects In my voice In my opinions
We Are me and you Together Two hearts Two minds