(2014)
I am unique In so many ways But while variety excites What we look for Is our common thread
Are you ever tired Of just being you? Did you ever Want to be Someone new?
You might know her As blonde eyes Or as the sister who bakes cookies But you see I don’t write this
I crave stability Neither wandering spirit Nor home-body Yes I’d love to travel But the foundation
Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
This world is covered in bias It’s all over you It’s all over me too This world is covered in bias It shades our words
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
Why can’t I choose to be somewhere in the middle? Surrounded by extremes Measure everything With a grain of salt
The whole world Aches and groans Do you feel her pain? The human in me Wants to heal mankind
I look away Afraid to see Flicker of nerves In their eye A clench
May sun is warm An old friend You have missed June sun Still smiles
The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
My pump Constant companion Of my disease My sensor Resembles a feeding
What if one day I wasn’t there for you? And you were left needing me If I wasn’t there When you woke up
Hospitality To love a stranger It need not be much For one who has little Will appreciate it
