I am stronger Than you think I am I am weaker Than I look
My grandfather told my father when he proposed to my mother on one condition
My sister’s cookies Chocolate chip Got my nephew to Say her name For the first time
A conversation With a true friend Leaves your life richer Maybe with a laugh A smile on your face
Yo te amo Tres palabras Que solucionen todo Para la mujer Tan complicada
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
Itchy It has to come off Nerves Makes me pick His look
I wallow in my sadness As it pools up It has not swallowed me Who floats above its surface This surface
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
I cannot let you hold my happiness For your hand to caress or to drop It is not healthy It is not safe For your happiness to depend on an… I’m taking it back but no longer r…
Your enthusiasm exhausts me This coke is flat The bubbles disperse Leaving a sticky and sweet Aftertaste
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
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
May sun is warm An old friend You have missed June sun Still smiles
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