(2014)
I am a consumer Female Twenties I buy Cheap clothes and lattes
Down to earth I am but of dust Dust particles I see floating in the air Carbon molecules
Left on a leash Is no way to live He disappeared I like to imagine He’s running in a field
If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
Dime ¿Qué es su lengua materna? Ni inglés Ni español Sus padres no hablan inglés
I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
Beautiful legs The right shape and curve Olive color without the green That tans and doesn’t burn Until you see
A palomino gallops Beside the highway Look out the window Rides over green hills Through yellow flowers
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…
Mis manchas de Bambi Manchas blancas Cubren mi cuerpo La gente se queda mirando Pero no les da asco
The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
A healthy pancreas Is like a transmission Seamlessly shifting gears In type 2 diabetics Wear and tear
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
My body is perfect —ly spotted The white spots I tell myself Are my Bambi spots
Didn’t they know that people cared? That they were loved? Why didn’t someone tell them?
