(2015)
My grandfather told my father when he proposed to my mother on one condition
I cannot let you hold my happiness For your hand to caress or to drop It is not healthy It is not safe For your happiness to depend on an… I’m taking it back but no longer r…
I cannot apologize For writing what I feel inside If it is hard to read It is harder to live I will understand
Good secret Bubbles inside Let me out Bad secret Indigestion
When the emotion comes up It feels like heartburn Like acid Clenching my throat My ears go watery
I can feel it coming Decisions I can’t make Brain starts to freeze Fingers won’t work Sick of this disease
I told everyone About you The ugly beast Inside of me You can’t hide
I would never choose To eat a granola bar Or peanut butter crackers Though I eat them All of the time
When I think of my mom I think of malt o meal muffins When I think of my dad Memories of a child Chasing us around the circle
Life is good A little luxury A cup of coffee Served with toast Consumed lazily
Itchy It has to come off Nerves Makes me pick His look
A palomino gallops Beside the highway Look out the window Rides over green hills Through yellow flowers
If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s
How do you describe A man so dramatic? You can recognize him From afar with his hat Always the gentleman
Dime ¿Qué es su lengua materna? Ni inglés Ni español Sus padres no hablan inglés