(2015)
My sister’s cookies Chocolate chip Got my nephew to Say her name For the first time
Have you ever felt A hole inside of you Something dead inside Where your heart Is supposed to be?
Water Beach pools and fountains Rivers creeks and waterfalls The sound The feel Floating Weightless
Does the world need Another book? Another poem? I add one more to the pile To be left alone
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
A joke Lost in Translation You will Never
Yo te amo Tres palabras Que solucionen todo Para la mujer Tan complicada
I am stronger Than you think I am I am weaker Than I look
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
I cannot divide My heart Into four pieces Equally Geometrically
Down to earth I am but of dust Dust particles I see floating in the air Carbon molecules
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
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…
To be genius means To not follow the rules You don’t have to I wish to be smart But not self-important
The teenage rebels All fall in line Be they hippies Goths, rockers or skaters Moving from one mould