Desperate for his attention Knowing it will drive him away Jealous of a game - how lame Choking self-esteem where I lay Desperate for his affection
Traffic Irritation becomes a nightmare As the lines start to squiggle Bending in and out And the world starts its attack
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
Ask any female Love Is in the details I love you Three greatest words
A noisy restaurant Listen Focus Beyond the dishes The music
I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
Some I like to share Fresh out of the oven Don’t let it get cold That’s why I wrote it Emotions in that moment
When the emotion comes up It feels like heartburn Like acid Clenching my throat My ears go watery
My heart breaks A little each day For problems I can’t solve For things I can’t change All I can do is pray
Rough day Rough night If I could live In my bath Water would never
The more you treat me like a nag The more I become one I’m sorry if I micromanage Your clean clothes Your hot meals
The news hit me Like a punch in the gut I threw up two times From the pain Knowing that I
Didn’t they know that people cared? That they were loved? Why didn’t someone tell them?
I would never choose To eat a granola bar Or peanut butter crackers Though I eat them All of the time
Good secret Bubbles inside Let me out Bad secret Indigestion