Desperate for his attention Knowing it will drive him away Jealous of a game - how lame Choking self-esteem where I lay Desperate for his affection
I would never choose To eat a granola bar Or peanut butter crackers Though I eat them All of the time
To be genius means To not follow the rules You don’t have to I wish to be smart But not self-important
How do you measure pain? All is relative and personal Even with one’s own self It is impossible to compare As memory distorts pain
Is there anyone worse than a denti… A dental surgeon I think as I sit alone Battling my nerves As I listen to the patient next d…
I look away Afraid to see Flicker of nerves In their eye A clench
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
This world is covered in bias It’s all over you It’s all over me too This world is covered in bias It shades our words
Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
The human heart ...leaps and jumps ...races and sings ...sighs and groans The treacherous heart can
Down to earth I am but of dust Dust particles I see floating in the air Carbon molecules
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
My grandfather told my father when he proposed to my mother on one condition
The teenage rebels All fall in line Be they hippies Goths, rockers or skaters Moving from one mould
A joke Lost in Translation You will Never