I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
I find richness In the mixture In what others disdain Young people lost Between two cultures
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
Don’t talk down to me I am not a child! Even children Deserve respect
La presión atrapada Busca por donde salir Tapo mi boca Se me sale por los ojos Tapo mis ojos
Algunos me gusta compartir Calientitos Justo cuando salgan del horno Que no se enfríe Por eso lo escribí
May sun is warm An old friend You have missed June sun Still smiles
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
I cannot let you hold my happiness For your hand to caress or to drop It is not healthy It is not safe For your happiness to depend on an… I’m taking it back but no longer r…
I cannot apologize For writing what I feel inside If it is hard to read It is harder to live I will understand
I need to tell you How to survive With our disposition It’s okay to cry Maybe
Inspirational quotes Are full of crap Whatever meaning Is lost In the sea
Dime ¿Qué es su lengua materna? Ni inglés Ni español Sus padres no hablan inglés
I would never choose To eat a granola bar Or peanut butter crackers Though I eat them All of the time
I’m watching a woman in a bikini In great shape with a swollen bell… Play with her puppy named Gatsby A Hispanic family comes The little girl dips her feet in
