(2014)
Pragmatic me Doesn’t like this girl You can’t depend on her Too complex to understand She cries at the worst times
By nature high-strung But I thought I was strong If not physically, emotionally For things to roll off my back Be mature and take the high road
If I could make you smile Just once Sincerity From an appreciative heart It would make all of it worthwhile
My poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
Clinical smells Polite strangers The only thing worse Than being here Is to not be able
Inspirational quotes Are full of crap Whatever meaning Is lost In the sea
Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
My body is perfect —ly spotted The white spots I tell myself Are my Bambi spots
I had it all In my head And then I said Words I do not know which ones
My grandfather told my father when he proposed to my mother on one condition
Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl
If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s
¿Te fue mal el día? Me va mal también a mi Dos vidas entretejidas Irrevocablemente Te cargo a ti encima
Hospitality To love a stranger It need not be much For one who has little Will appreciate it
Life is good A little luxury A cup of coffee Served with toast Consumed lazily