(2015)
Yo te amo Tres palabras Que solucionen todo Para la mujer Tan complicada
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
¿Te duele Cuándo piques tu dedo? No Lo hago por pura diversión Lo que duele
Beautiful legs The right shape and curve Olive color without the green That tans and doesn’t burn Until you see
My parents always say We’re proud of you I am too I got out of bed I used to get so much done
Escogí las palabras Más adecuadas Por lo que yo Quería decir Abrí la boca
Itchy It has to come off Nerves Makes me pick His look
When I think of my mom I think of malt o meal muffins When I think of my dad Memories of a child Chasing us around the circle
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
You might know her As blonde eyes Or as the sister who bakes cookies But you see I don’t write this
I find richness In the mixture In what others disdain Young people lost Between two cultures
My poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
Strong hands Hold me down To the bed I say to them I have to go
La presión atrapada Busca por donde salir Tapo mi boca Se me sale por los ojos Tapo mis ojos
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere