(2015)
Beautiful legs The right shape and curve Olive color without the green That tans and doesn’t burn Until you see
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
Destruction is fun But cannot be undone Smashed Trashed Crumpled
It’s not that I’m sad Though I am It’s not that I’m discouraged Though I am It soaks deeper
Springtime means Berry pickin’ In warm sun Therapeutic Part of me
Love is sincere Sincerely Wanting to connect Love makes you crazy Insanity that makes you fly
My parents always say We’re proud of you I am too I got out of bed I used to get so much done
If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s
My heart breaks A little each day For problems I can’t solve For things I can’t change All I can do is pray
To be genius means To not follow the rules You don’t have to I wish to be smart But not self-important
I know it’s for the best But it still hurts Hearing mothers complain For what I would give anything fo… My husband says no
I can feel it coming Decisions I can’t make Brain starts to freeze Fingers won’t work Sick of this disease
Long and slender Her every movement Deliberate and graceful Composed as She listens quietly
The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds