(2015)
The news hit me Like a punch in the gut I threw up two times From the pain Knowing that I
A noisy restaurant Listen Focus Beyond the dishes The music
Algunos me gusta compartir Calientitos Justo cuando salgan del horno Que no se enfríe Por eso lo escribí
I am a consumer Female Twenties I buy Cheap clothes and lattes
Down to earth I am but of dust Dust particles I see floating in the air Carbon molecules
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
The more you treat me like a nag The more I become one I’m sorry if I micromanage Your clean clothes Your hot meals
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
Traffic Irritation becomes a nightmare As the lines start to squiggle Bending in and out And the world starts its attack
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
A joke Lost in Translation You will Never
I wallow in my sadness As it pools up It has not swallowed me Who floats above its surface This surface
Stubbed toe Red light Ugly words Ugly mouth To shock
Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
When the emotion comes up It feels like heartburn Like acid Clenching my throat My ears go watery
