(2014)
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…
The pine trees Reach up On both sides Of the road Telling me
Does the world need Another book? Another poem? I add one more to the pile To be left alone
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…
Destruction is fun But cannot be undone Smashed Trashed Crumpled
I look away Afraid to see Flicker of nerves In their eye A clench
My poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
Stubbed toe Red light Ugly words Ugly mouth To shock
Yo te amo Tres palabras Que solucionen todo Para la mujer Tan complicada
When we are young we strive to be cool with our clothes and the way we move and our friends with swag as adults though our friends be co…
Hospitality To love a stranger It need not be much For one who has little Will appreciate it
If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
I crave stability Neither wandering spirit Nor home-body Yes I’d love to travel But the foundation
I am unique In so many ways But while variety excites What we look for Is our common thread
I wallow in my sadness As it pools up It has not swallowed me Who floats above its surface This surface
