Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
A fresh faced country girl Who pioneers on her bicycle Catches the eye Of a transplant from Houston Love begins through letters
When the emotion comes up It feels like heartburn Like acid Clenching my throat My ears go watery
Clinical smells Polite strangers The only thing worse Than being here Is to not be able
If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
I cannot divide My heart Into four pieces Equally Geometrically
How do I Catch your interest? Once again I know You are bored with me
Why can’t I choose to be somewhere in the middle? Surrounded by extremes Measure everything With a grain of salt
Pretty and dainty Rich girl feet Meant to be Beside the pool They don’t like to work
Pragmatic me Doesn’t like this girl You can’t depend on her Too complex to understand She cries at the worst times
Hospitality To love a stranger It need not be much For one who has little Will appreciate it
I had it all In my head And then I said Words I do not know which ones
Why do we love sunsets? Distinguishing fascination What other species Must stop and stare A romantic couple
The medication is not me But neither is the sickness it tre… You may hear its effects In my voice In my opinions
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
