A portrait
(2014)
Your enthusiasm exhausts me This coke is flat The bubbles disperse Leaving a sticky and sweet Aftertaste
This world is covered in bias It’s all over you It’s all over me too This world is covered in bias It shades our words
Look in the mirror What is it you see? Hazel eyes above your Favorite black dress Looks clean and fresh
Dime ¿Qué es su lengua materna? Ni inglés Ni español Sus padres no hablan inglés
The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
Escogí las palabras Más adecuadas Por lo que yo Quería decir Abrí la boca
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
Desperate for his attention Knowing it will drive him away Jealous of a game - how lame Choking self-esteem where I lay Desperate for his affection
If I could draw a tree In all it’s complexity Would you be impressed? If I could draw a human face It would be but a trace
The teenage rebels All fall in line Be they hippies Goths, rockers or skaters Moving from one mould
La presión atrapada Busca por donde salir Tapo mi boca Se me sale por los ojos Tapo mis ojos
I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized
Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
Itchy It has to come off Nerves Makes me pick His look
I spend all my time Fighting with you In my head If we fought At least it would be