(2015)
The pressure inside Is building It comes out through my eyes I stop up the tears It comes out through my nose
I am a consumer Female Twenties I buy Cheap clothes and lattes
Your pain is far away I hear it But I do not feel it Move closer Let me know you’re here to stay
How do you describe A man so dramatic? You can recognize him From afar with his hat Always the gentleman
Didn’t they know that people cared? That they were loved? Why didn’t someone tell them?
A family trait Massage Is our vice No shame Take what
I told everyone About you The ugly beast Inside of me You can’t hide
To be a true artist Must they be recluses Crazy mad or sick Or even better dead Show me a healthy artist
The whole world Aches and groans Do you feel her pain? The human in me Wants to heal mankind
Stubbed toe Red light Ugly words Ugly mouth To shock
The human heart ...leaps and jumps ...races and sings ...sighs and groans The treacherous heart can
Restless As I lay in bed Trying to fall asleep These are my clues I might be low
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
The news hit me Like a punch in the gut I threw up two times From the pain Knowing that I
I cannot let you hold my happiness For your hand to caress or to drop It is not healthy It is not safe For your happiness to depend on an… I’m taking it back but no longer r…