(2015)
Restless As I lay in bed Trying to fall asleep These are my clues I might be low
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
Good secret Bubbles inside Let me out Bad secret Indigestion
La presión atrapada Busca por donde salir Tapo mi boca Se me sale por los ojos Tapo mis ojos
Your pain is far away I hear it But I do not feel it Move closer Let me know you’re here to stay
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
Dime ¿Qué es su lengua materna? Ni inglés Ni español Sus padres no hablan inglés
My sister’s cookies Chocolate chip Got my nephew to Say her name For the first time
A fresh faced country girl Who pioneers on her bicycle Catches the eye Of a transplant from Houston Love begins through letters
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
Down to earth I am but of dust Dust particles I see floating in the air Carbon molecules
The E’s squeak by The I’s are too excited The U’s come after Q But the A’s and the O’s They flow
Ask any female Love Is in the details I love you Three greatest words
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
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…