Poems for diabetics
(2015)
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
Left on a leash Is no way to live He disappeared I like to imagine He’s running in a field
The medication is not me But neither is the sickness it tre… You may hear its effects In my voice In my opinions
Strong hands Hold me down To the bed I say to them I have to go
Hillary’s beautiful Rose Bumpy’s favorite princess My mini-me, my little lion Cute button nose Framed by red hair
No pido disculpas Por escribir Lo que siento Lo que llevo adentro Lo que vivo
A noisy restaurant Listen Focus Beyond the dishes The music
Does it hurt? When you prick your finger No I do this just for fun Our fingers lose feeling
Apathy and incompetence In healthcare A fax they didn’t send Prescriptions delayed Labs to do again
How can I write how I feel When what I feel is nothing? How can I tell you what I need, What is wrong? When what is wrong
Look in the mirror What is it you see? Hazel eyes above your Favorite black dress Looks clean and fresh
The pine trees Reach up On both sides Of the road Telling me
The pressure inside Is building It comes out through my eyes I stop up the tears It comes out through my nose
Clinical smells Polite strangers The only thing worse Than being here Is to not be able
How do I Catch your interest? Once again I know You are bored with me