Poems for diabetics
(2015)
My poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
Hillary’s beautiful Rose Bumpy’s favorite princess My mini-me, my little lion Cute button nose Framed by red hair
Love is sincere Sincerely Wanting to connect Love makes you crazy Insanity that makes you fly
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
Look in the mirror What is it you see? Hazel eyes above your Favorite black dress Looks clean and fresh
Life is good A little luxury A cup of coffee Served with toast Consumed lazily
Beautiful legs The right shape and curve Olive color without the green That tans and doesn’t burn Until you see
To love reading Writing and words And not be able to Communicate Frustrated
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
Is there anyone worse than a denti… A dental surgeon I think as I sit alone Battling my nerves As I listen to the patient next d…
It’s not pretty When I cry People get almost as embarrassed as I
A fresh faced country girl Who pioneers on her bicycle Catches the eye Of a transplant from Houston Love begins through letters
Does the world need Another book? Another poem? I add one more to the pile To be left alone
She is no longer Part of my life I’ve moved on My life is full With friends
Your enthusiasm exhausts me This coke is flat The bubbles disperse Leaving a sticky and sweet Aftertaste