(2015)
Bags full of diapers Cars waiting in line Smell coming from the load Ashamed it was mine He noticed my insulin pump
No hay nada más sincero Que un regalo Inesperado Una carta Un chocolate
My poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
Mis manchas de Bambi Manchas blancas Cubren mi cuerpo La gente se queda mirando Pero no les da asco
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
My objective is selfish Not to share or be heard To get it out and move on No one seems to hear my pain No one seems to feel my pain
The whole world Aches and groans Do you feel her pain? The human in me Wants to heal mankind
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
Escogí las palabras Más adecuadas Por lo que yo Quería decir Abrí la boca
Don’t talk down to me I am not a child! Even children Deserve respect
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…
My body is perfect —ly spotted The white spots I tell myself Are my Bambi spots
Itchy It has to come off Nerves Makes me pick His look
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
La presión atrapada Busca por donde salir Tapo mi boca Se me sale por los ojos Tapo mis ojos