(2014)
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 look away Afraid to see Flicker of nerves In their eye A clench
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
Does it hurt? When you prick your finger No I do this just for fun Our fingers lose feeling
To be genius means To not follow the rules You don’t have to I wish to be smart But not self-important
My grandfather told my father when he proposed to my mother on one condition
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
No pido disculpas Por escribir Lo que siento Lo que llevo adentro Lo que vivo
This world is covered in bias It’s all over you It’s all over me too This world is covered in bias It shades our words
Bags full of diapers Cars waiting in line Smell coming from the load Ashamed it was mine He noticed my insulin pump
I told everyone About you The ugly beast Inside of me You can’t hide
My sister’s cookies Chocolate chip Got my nephew to Say her name For the first time
Who’s the best? Ask my Daddy He’ll tell you Enthusiastically He always sees
Look in the mirror What is it you see? Hazel eyes above your Favorite black dress Looks clean and fresh
The news hit me Like a punch in the gut I threw up two times From the pain Knowing that I