Have you ever felt
A hole inside of you
Something dead inside
Where your heart
Is supposed to be?

Why do we love sunsets?
Distinguishing fascination
What other species
Must stop and stare
A romantic couple

How can I write how I feel
When what I feel is nothing?
How can I tell you what I need,
What is wrong?
When what is wrong

If I could make you smile
Just once
Sincerity
From an appreciative heart
It would make all of it worthwhile

An idea
In my head
Falls flat
On paper
Read it

Bags full of diapers
Cars waiting in line
Smell coming from the load
Ashamed it was mine
He noticed my insulin pump

I wallow in my sadness
As it pools up
It has not swallowed me
Who floats above its surface
This surface

Most women are cooks
But a man who cooks
Is a chef
She cooks over and over
To feed the masses

Good secret
Bubbles inside
Let me out
Bad secret
Indigestion

A family trait
Massage
Is our vice
No shame
Take what