Itchy
It has to come off
Nerves
Makes me pick
His look

Steamroller
Of life
Passed by
Feeling down
Squished

I’m watching a woman in a bikini
In great shape with a swollen bell
Play with her puppy named Gatsby
A Hispanic family comes
The little girl dips her feet in

Yo te amo
Tres palabras
Que solucionen todo
Para la mujer
Tan complicada

Beside you
I am
At peace
Our love
A connection

Didn’t they know
that people cared?
That they were loved?
Why didn’t someone
tell them?

If you find someone
That can do it
Better than you
Get them on your team

When the emotion comes up
It feels like heartburn
Like acid
Clenching my throat
My ears go watery

The pressure inside
Is building
It comes out through my eyes
I stop up the tears
It comes out through my nose

I find richness
In the mixture
In what others disdain
Young people lost
Between two cultures