(2014)
#SickPoems
I can feel it coming Decisions I can’t make Brain starts to freeze Fingers won’t work Sick of this disease
¿Te fue mal el día? Me va mal también a mi Dos vidas entretejidas Irrevocablemente Te cargo a ti encima
It’s not that I’m sad Though I am It’s not that I’m discouraged Though I am It soaks deeper
If I could make you smile Just once Sincerity From an appreciative heart It would make all of it worthwhile
You might know her As blonde eyes Or as the sister who bakes cookies But you see I don’t write this
When the emotion comes up It feels like heartburn Like acid Clenching my throat My ears go watery
Nothing makes people flee Like reading them poetry They value it in theory But please don’t make them read Surprise me with your verse
I look away Afraid to see Flicker of nerves In their eye A clench
Didn’t they know that people cared? That they were loved? Why didn’t someone tell them?
La presión atrapada Busca por donde salir Tapo mi boca Se me sale por los ojos Tapo mis ojos
Down to earth I am but of dust Dust particles I see floating in the air Carbon molecules
A noisy restaurant Listen Focus Beyond the dishes The music
I am sorry That I cannot be happier I know that I’d be prettier If I smiled If I could smile
Bags full of diapers Cars waiting in line Smell coming from the load Ashamed it was mine He noticed my insulin pump
Filler words Put me to sleep Added to cushion Take away my pillow Blunt words to wake up