I look away
Afraid to see
Flicker of nerves
In their eye
A clench

To be genius means
To not follow the rules
You don’t have to
I wish to be smart
But not self-important

My grandfather
told my father
when he proposed
to my mother
on one condition

I am sorry
That I cannot be happier
I know that I’d be prettier
If I smiled
If I could smile

¿Te fue mal el día?
Me va mal también a mi
Dos vidas entretejidas
Irrevocablemente
Te cargo a ti encima

I struggle to
Keep it together
Maxims and mottoes
On repeat
In my mind

Beside you
I am
At peace
Our love
A connection

Who’s the best?
Ask my Daddy
He’ll tell you
Enthusiastically
He always sees

Clinical smells
Polite strangers
The only thing worse
Than being here
Is to not be able

A joke
Lost in
Translation
You will
Never