(2015)
I’m watching a woman in a bikini In great shape with a swollen bell… Play with her puppy named Gatsby A Hispanic family comes The little girl dips her feet in
La presión atrapada Busca por donde salir Tapo mi boca Se me sale por los ojos Tapo mis ojos
The ugliest shade Of green We envy The car The job
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
How do you measure pain? All is relative and personal Even with one’s own self It is impossible to compare As memory distorts pain
Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
My pump Constant companion Of my disease My sensor Resembles a feeding
I need to tell you How to survive With our disposition It’s okay to cry Maybe
I do not enjoy roller coasters I am not chicken But they say You just have to try it! So I do
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…
The more you treat me like a nag The more I become one I’m sorry if I micromanage Your clean clothes Your hot meals
Does the world need Another book? Another poem? I add one more to the pile To be left alone
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
Algunos me gusta compartir Calientitos Justo cuando salgan del horno Que no se enfríe Por eso lo escribí
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