(2015)
#Skin
Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl
I cannot divide My heart Into four pieces Equally Geometrically
The whole world Aches and groans Do you feel her pain? The human in me Wants to heal mankind
I look away Afraid to see Flicker of nerves In their eye A clench
Have you ever felt A hole inside of you Something dead inside Where your heart Is supposed to be?
Tomorrow Has not yet come It’s promises yet to be broken Tomorrow Is bigger
If I could paint a man Eyes so dark they shine Brooding and stormy Til the smile breaks through If I could paint a man
She is no longer Part of my life I’ve moved on My life is full With friends
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
Strong hands Hold me down To the bed I say to them I have to go
Long and slender Her every movement Deliberate and graceful Composed as She listens quietly
I find richness In the mixture In what others disdain Young people lost Between two cultures
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
Itchy It has to come off Nerves Makes me pick His look