Poems for diabetics
(2015)
Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl
Your enthusiasm exhausts me This coke is flat The bubbles disperse Leaving a sticky and sweet Aftertaste
Have you ever felt A hole inside of you Something dead inside Where your heart Is supposed to be?
I’ve known Deep inside All along My value That I matter
When the emotion comes up It feels like heartburn Like acid Clenching my throat My ears go watery
The medication is not me But neither is the sickness it tre… You may hear its effects In my voice In my opinions
The human heart ...leaps and jumps ...races and sings ...sighs and groans The treacherous heart can
May sun is warm An old friend You have missed June sun Still smiles
A joke Lost in Translation You will Never
I wallow in my sadness As it pools up It has not swallowed me Who floats above its surface This surface
Is there anyone worse than a denti… A dental surgeon I think as I sit alone Battling my nerves As I listen to the patient next d…
Antes lograba tanto Metía horas Sacando lo máximo De cada minuto No he cambiado
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
Nothing makes people flee Like reading them poetry They value it in theory But please don’t make them read Surprise me with your verse
How do you describe A man so dramatic? You can recognize him From afar with his hat Always the gentleman