(2014)
How can I write how I feel When what I feel is nothing? How can I tell you what I need, What is wrong? When what is wrong
Don’t talk down to me I am not a child! Even children Deserve respect
A fresh faced country girl Who pioneers on her bicycle Catches the eye Of a transplant from Houston Love begins through letters
No pido disculpas Por escribir Lo que siento Lo que llevo adentro Lo que vivo
Yo te amo Tres palabras Que solucionen todo Para la mujer Tan complicada
Apathy and incompetence In healthcare A fax they didn’t send Prescriptions delayed Labs to do again
If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s
It’s not pretty When I cry People get almost as embarrassed as I
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
Life is good A little luxury A cup of coffee Served with toast Consumed lazily
Nothing makes people flee Like reading them poetry They value it in theory But please don’t make them read Surprise me with your verse
Dime ¿Qué es su lengua materna? Ni inglés Ni español Sus padres no hablan inglés
Rough day Rough night If I could live In my bath Water would never
Mis manchas de Bambi Manchas blancas Cubren mi cuerpo La gente se queda mirando Pero no les da asco
The pine trees Reach up On both sides Of the road Telling me