(2015)
I have psoriasis, a genetic skin condition caused by an accelerated over-active immune system. The skin cells regenerate too fast and they pile up.
I look away Afraid to see Flicker of nerves In their eye A clench
Some I like to share Fresh out of the oven Don’t let it get cold That’s why I wrote it Emotions in that moment
A conversation With a true friend Leaves your life richer Maybe with a laugh A smile on your face
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
The ugliest shade Of green We envy The car The job
I cannot apologize For writing what I feel inside If it is hard to read It is harder to live I will understand
Your pain is far away I hear it But I do not feel it Move closer Let me know you’re here to stay
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized
My pump Constant companion Of my disease My sensor Resembles a feeding
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…
Long and slender Her every movement Deliberate and graceful Composed as She listens quietly
I don’t expect Diabetes education For the public But chances are You know one
If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s
Filler words Put me to sleep Added to cushion Take away my pillow Blunt words to wake up