(2015)
Long and slender Her every movement Deliberate and graceful Composed as She listens quietly
I would never choose To eat a granola bar Or peanut butter crackers Though I eat them All of the time
Does it hurt? When you prick your finger No I do this just for fun Our fingers lose feeling
Antisocial tendencies Amplified by sickness I can people watch Yet I can’t people talk I am lonely
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
Love is sincere Sincerely Wanting to connect Love makes you crazy Insanity that makes you fly
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
I cannot divide My heart Into four pieces Equally Geometrically
Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
Escogí las palabras Más adecuadas Por lo que yo Quería decir Abrí la boca
You might know her As blonde eyes Or as the sister who bakes cookies But you see I don’t write this
Uh-Oh! Cranky mood Throws a fit Over cereal Cheerios
Traffic Irritation becomes a nightmare As the lines start to squiggle Bending in and out And the world starts its attack
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…