(2014)
Long and slender Her every movement Deliberate and graceful Composed as She listens quietly
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…
Most women are cooks But a man who cooks Is a chef She cooks over and over To feed the masses
I look away Afraid to see Flicker of nerves In their eye A clench
The pressure inside Is building It comes out through my eyes I stop up the tears It comes out through my nose
Don’t talk down to me I am not a child! Even children Deserve respect
A family trait Massage Is our vice No shame Take what
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…
Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
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
Algunos me gusta compartir Calientitos Justo cuando salgan del horno Que no se enfríe Por eso lo escribí
The medication is not me But neither is the sickness it tre… You may hear its effects In my voice In my opinions
Destruction is fun But cannot be undone Smashed Trashed Crumpled
I am stronger Than you think I am I am weaker Than I look
I know it’s for the best But it still hurts Hearing mothers complain For what I would give anything fo… My husband says no