(2014)
Psoriasis
#Psoriasis
I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized
Is there anyone worse than a denti… A dental surgeon I think as I sit alone Battling my nerves As I listen to the patient next d…
Would I rather be A younger me? More productive Stronger Would i have to give up
Antisocial tendencies Amplified by sickness I can people watch Yet I can’t people talk I am lonely
Dime ¿Qué es su lengua materna? Ni inglés Ni español Sus padres no hablan inglés
The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
¿Te fue mal el día? Me va mal también a mi Dos vidas entretejidas Irrevocablemente Te cargo a ti encima
My body is perfect —ly spotted The white spots I tell myself Are my Bambi spots
Good secret Bubbles inside Let me out Bad secret Indigestion
Pretty and dainty Rich girl feet Meant to be Beside the pool They don’t like to work
A palomino gallops Beside the highway Look out the window Rides over green hills Through yellow flowers
My poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
The ugliest shade Of green We envy The car The job
Restless As I lay in bed Trying to fall asleep These are my clues I might be low
Traffic Irritation becomes a nightmare As the lines start to squiggle Bending in and out And the world starts its attack