(2014)
I’ve known Deep inside All along My value That I matter
Would I rather be A younger me? More productive Stronger Would i have to give up
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…
Love is sincere Sincerely Wanting to connect Love makes you crazy Insanity that makes you fly
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
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
Escogí las palabras Más adecuadas Por lo que yo Quería decir Abrí la boca
If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
Who am I? I am me When did I Become me? As I recall
No es solo la tristeza Aunque si lo estoy No es por el desanimo Aunque si me desanimo No es tan sencillo
My body is perfect —ly spotted The white spots I tell myself Are my Bambi spots
Filler words Put me to sleep Added to cushion Take away my pillow Blunt words to wake up
I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized
Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl