Poems for diabetics
(2015)
Are you ever tired Of just being you? Did you ever Want to be Someone new?
If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s
I am unique In so many ways But while variety excites What we look for Is our common thread
Traffic Irritation becomes a nightmare As the lines start to squiggle Bending in and out And the world starts its attack
No hay nada más sincero Que un regalo Inesperado Una carta Un chocolate
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
I look away Afraid to see Flicker of nerves In their eye A clench
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…
Beside you I am At peace Our love A connection
It’s not pretty When I cry People get almost as embarrassed as I
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 love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized
An idea In my head Falls flat On paper Read it
You might know her As blonde eyes Or as the sister who bakes cookies But you see I don’t write this
The more you treat me like a nag The more I become one I’m sorry if I micromanage Your clean clothes Your hot meals