(2015)
I spend all my time Fighting with you In my head If we fought At least it would be
May sun is warm An old friend You have missed June sun Still smiles
The medication is not me But neither is the sickness it tre… You may hear its effects In my voice In my opinions
Who am I? I am me When did I Become me? As I recall
The E’s squeak by The I’s are too excited The U’s come after Q But the A’s and the O’s They flow
My grandfather told my father when he proposed to my mother on one condition
When we are young we strive to be cool with our clothes and the way we move and our friends with swag as adults though our friends be co…
Are you ever tired Of just being you? Did you ever Want to be Someone new?
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
Uh-Oh! Cranky mood Throws a fit Over cereal Cheerios
Restless As I lay in bed Trying to fall asleep These are my clues I might be low
Steamroller Of life Passed by Feeling down Squished
My objective is selfish Not to share or be heard To get it out and move on No one seems to hear my pain No one seems to feel my pain
If I could make you smile Just once Sincerity From an appreciative heart It would make all of it worthwhile
I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized