(2015)
We are all searching for our identity, and that identity can change. But everyone seems to think that they are groundbreaking mavericks marching to their own tune, and humanity repeats itself all over. We are all philosophers :)
Look in the mirror What is it you see? Hazel eyes above your Favorite black dress Looks clean and fresh
My objective is selfish Not to share or be heard To get it out and move on No one seems to hear my pain No one seems to feel my pain
I wallow in my sadness As it pools up It has not swallowed me Who floats above its surface This surface
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
Hospitality To love a stranger It need not be much For one who has little Will appreciate it
It’s not pretty When I cry People get almost as embarrassed as I
My body is perfect —ly spotted The white spots I tell myself Are my Bambi spots
Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
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
I do not enjoy roller coasters I am not chicken But they say You just have to try it! So I do
Why do we love sunsets? Distinguishing fascination What other species Must stop and stare A romantic couple
A fresh faced country girl Who pioneers on her bicycle Catches the eye Of a transplant from Houston Love begins through letters
It’s not that I’m sad Though I am It’s not that I’m discouraged Though I am It soaks deeper
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s