I cannot apologize For writing what I feel inside If it is hard to read It is harder to live I will understand

When the emotion comes up It feels like heartburn Like acid Clenching my throat My ears go watery

If I could make you smile Just once Sincerity From an appreciative heart It would make all of it worthwhile

Didn’t they know that people cared? That they were loved? Why didn’t someone tell them?

I cannot divide My heart Into four pieces Equally Geometrically

Pretty and dainty Rich girl feet Meant to be Beside the pool They don’t like to work

If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s

A palomino gallops Beside the highway Look out the window Rides over green hills Through yellow flowers

Water Beach pools and fountains Rivers creeks and waterfalls The sound The feel Floating Weightless