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

Have you ever felt A hole inside of you Something dead inside Where your heart Is supposed to be?

A noisy restaurant Listen Focus Beyond the dishes The music

I would never choose To eat a granola bar Or peanut butter crackers Though I eat them All of the time

If I could draw a tree In all it’s complexity Would you be impressed? If I could draw a human face It would be but a trace

My sister’s cookies Chocolate chip Got my nephew to Say her name For the first time

Her fingernails Natural Long Pointed On fingers

The human heart ...leaps and jumps ...races and sings ...sighs and groans The treacherous heart can

I enjoy his company Riding shotgun Conversation No one to overhear Our inside jokes

We Are me and you Together Two hearts Two minds

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