(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
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…
Have you ever felt A hole inside of you Something dead inside Where your heart Is supposed to be?
Filler words Put me to sleep Added to cushion Take away my pillow Blunt words to wake up
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
I cannot apologize For writing what I feel inside If it is hard to read It is harder to live I will understand
I can feel it coming Decisions I can’t make Brain starts to freeze Fingers won’t work Sick of this disease
Good secret Bubbles inside Let me out Bad secret Indigestion
I am a consumer Female Twenties I buy Cheap clothes and lattes
A noisy restaurant Listen Focus Beyond the dishes The music
I’ve known Deep inside All along My value That I matter
If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
Bags full of diapers Cars waiting in line Smell coming from the load Ashamed it was mine He noticed my insulin pump
Traffic Irritation becomes a nightmare As the lines start to squiggle Bending in and out And the world starts its attack
Strong hands Hold me down To the bed I say to them I have to go