Your pain is far away I hear it But I do not feel it Move closer Let me know you’re here to stay
Long and slender Her every movement Deliberate and graceful Composed as She listens quietly
If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
I told everyone About you The ugly beast Inside of me You can’t hide
If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s
I can feel it coming Decisions I can’t make Brain starts to freeze Fingers won’t work Sick of this disease
The whole world Aches and groans Do you feel her pain? The human in me Wants to heal mankind
Why can’t I choose to be somewhere in the middle? Surrounded by extremes Measure everything With a grain of salt
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
I am stronger Than you think I am I am weaker Than I look
When we are young we strive to be cool with our clothes and the way we move and our friends with swag as adults though our friends be co…
I find richness In the mixture In what others disdain Young people lost Between two cultures
Turkey and dressing Loud and overwhelming Opinions and food fly Green bean casserole Too much laughter
Good secret Bubbles inside Let me out Bad secret Indigestion
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