(2015)
I am unique In so many ways But while variety excites What we look for Is our common thread
Hospitality To love a stranger It need not be much For one who has little Will appreciate it
It’s not that I’m sad Though I am It’s not that I’m discouraged Though I am It soaks deeper
Most women are cooks But a man who cooks Is a chef She cooks over and over To feed the masses
The pine trees Reach up On both sides Of the road Telling me
The whole world Aches and groans Do you feel her pain? The human in me Wants to heal mankind
What if one day I wasn’t there for you? And you were left needing me If I wasn’t there When you woke up
My sister’s cookies Chocolate chip Got my nephew to Say her name For the first time
My objective is selfish Not to share or be heard To get it out and move on No one seems to hear my pain No one seems to feel my pain
Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
Pragmatic me Doesn’t like this girl You can’t depend on her Too complex to understand She cries at the worst times
When I think of my mom I think of malt o meal muffins When I think of my dad Memories of a child Chasing us around the circle
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
To be genius means To not follow the rules You don’t have to I wish to be smart But not self-important
Tomorrow Has not yet come It’s promises yet to be broken Tomorrow Is bigger