(2014)
If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
The passive-aggressive Guilt trip Is a weak tool For your purpose The sensitive
Algunos me gusta compartir Calientitos Justo cuando salgan del horno Que no se enfríe Por eso lo escribí
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
Uh-Oh! Cranky mood Throws a fit Over cereal Cheerios
The human heart ...leaps and jumps ...races and sings ...sighs and groans The treacherous heart can
A palomino gallops Beside the highway Look out the window Rides over green hills Through yellow flowers
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
I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
Does it hurt? When you prick your finger No I do this just for fun Our fingers lose feeling
A fresh faced country girl Who pioneers on her bicycle Catches the eye Of a transplant from Houston Love begins through letters
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
An idea In my head Falls flat On paper Read it
My parents always say We’re proud of you I am too I got out of bed I used to get so much done
How do you describe A man so dramatic? You can recognize him From afar with his hat Always the gentleman