(2015)
#Skin
To love reading Writing and words And not be able to Communicate Frustrated
Restless As I lay in bed Trying to fall asleep These are my clues I might be low
My poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
Is there anyone worse than a denti… A dental surgeon I think as I sit alone Battling my nerves As I listen to the patient next d…
Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
Your pain is far away I hear it But I do not feel it Move closer Let me know you’re here to stay
No es solo la tristeza Aunque si lo estoy No es por el desanimo Aunque si me desanimo No es tan sencillo
The human heart ...leaps and jumps ...races and sings ...sighs and groans The treacherous heart can
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
I cannot divide My heart Into four pieces Equally Geometrically
Would I rather be A younger me? More productive Stronger Would i have to give up
Filler words Put me to sleep Added to cushion Take away my pillow Blunt words to wake up
The pine trees Reach up On both sides Of the road Telling me
A healthy pancreas Is like a transmission Seamlessly shifting gears In type 2 diabetics Wear and tear