(2014)
Long and slender Her every movement Deliberate and graceful Composed as She listens quietly
I would never choose To eat a granola bar Or peanut butter crackers Though I eat them All of the time
Apathy and incompetence In healthcare A fax they didn’t send Prescriptions delayed Labs to do again
Strong hands Hold me down To the bed I say to them I have to go
You might know her As blonde eyes Or as the sister who bakes cookies But you see I don’t write this
My heart breaks A little each day For problems I can’t solve For things I can’t change All I can do is pray
Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl
The teenage rebels All fall in line Be they hippies Goths, rockers or skaters Moving from one mould
Yo te amo Tres palabras Que solucionen todo Para la mujer Tan complicada
My sister’s cookies Chocolate chip Got my nephew to Say her name For the first time
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
Stubbed toe Red light Ugly words Ugly mouth To shock
Would I rather be A younger me? More productive Stronger Would i have to give up
I can feel it coming Decisions I can’t make Brain starts to freeze Fingers won’t work Sick of this disease
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds