A portrait
(2014)
I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized
The passive-aggressive Guilt trip Is a weak tool For your purpose The sensitive
Destruction is fun But cannot be undone Smashed Trashed Crumpled
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
We Are me and you Together Two hearts Two minds
Left on a leash Is no way to live He disappeared I like to imagine He’s running in a field
A fresh faced country girl Who pioneers on her bicycle Catches the eye Of a transplant from Houston Love begins through letters
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 body is perfect —ly spotted The white spots I tell myself Are my Bambi spots
Que te cuentan un chiste Las palabras se traducen Pero el humor no se puede Por si no lo entiendes Ríete
I don’t expect Diabetes education For the public But chances are You know one
My pump Constant companion Of my disease My sensor Resembles a feeding
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
Down to earth I am but of dust Dust particles I see floating in the air Carbon molecules
A healthy pancreas Is like a transmission Seamlessly shifting gears In type 2 diabetics Wear and tear