Poems for diabetics
(2015)
I cannot apologize For writing what I feel inside If it is hard to read It is harder to live I will understand
My body is perfect —ly spotted The white spots I tell myself Are my Bambi spots
I find richness In the mixture In what others disdain Young people lost Between two cultures
I cannot divide My heart Into four pieces Equally Geometrically
Who’s the best? Ask my Daddy He’ll tell you Enthusiastically He always sees
I crave stability Neither wandering spirit Nor home-body Yes I’d love to travel But the foundation
Antes lograba tanto Metía horas Sacando lo máximo De cada minuto No he cambiado
I spend all my time Fighting with you In my head If we fought At least it would be
If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
Some I like to share Fresh out of the oven Don’t let it get cold That’s why I wrote it Emotions in that moment
Didn’t they know that people cared? That they were loved? Why didn’t someone tell them?
I need to tell you How to survive With our disposition It’s okay to cry Maybe
It’s not that I’m sad Though I am It’s not that I’m discouraged Though I am It soaks deeper
To love reading Writing and words And not be able to Communicate Frustrated
Why can’t I choose to be somewhere in the middle? Surrounded by extremes Measure everything With a grain of salt