Poems for diabetics
(2015)
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
A family trait Massage Is our vice No shame Take what
Would I rather be A younger me? More productive Stronger Would i have to give up
I do not enjoy roller coasters I am not chicken But they say You just have to try it! So I do
The E’s squeak by The I’s are too excited The U’s come after Q But the A’s and the O’s They flow
Steamroller Of life Passed by Feeling down Squished
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 struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
You might know her As blonde eyes Or as the sister who bakes cookies But you see I don’t write this
Her fingernails Natural Long Pointed On fingers
The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
We Are me and you Together Two hearts Two minds
I am a consumer Female Twenties I buy Cheap clothes and lattes
I am unique In so many ways But while variety excites What we look for Is our common thread
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…