(2015)
You must commit To an outfit Where are you going? In sporty yoga pants Athletic top
My sister’s cookies Chocolate chip Got my nephew to Say her name For the first time
Would I rather be A younger me? More productive Stronger Would i have to give up
My parents always say We’re proud of you I am too I got out of bed I used to get so much done
I wallow in my sadness As it pools up It has not swallowed me Who floats above its surface This surface
The passive-aggressive Guilt trip Is a weak tool For your purpose The sensitive
Traffic Irritation becomes a nightmare As the lines start to squiggle Bending in and out And the world starts its attack
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
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
A palomino gallops Beside the highway Look out the window Rides over green hills Through yellow flowers
Hillary’s beautiful Rose Bumpy’s favorite princess My mini-me, my little lion Cute button nose Framed by red hair
I am a consumer Female Twenties I buy Cheap clothes and lattes
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…
Does the world need Another book? Another poem? I add one more to the pile To be left alone
To be genius means To not follow the rules You don’t have to I wish to be smart But not self-important