(2014)
How do you measure pain? All is relative and personal Even with one’s own self It is impossible to compare As memory distorts pain
Pragmatic me Doesn’t like this girl You can’t depend on her Too complex to understand She cries at the worst times
What if one day I wasn’t there for you? And you were left needing me If I wasn’t there When you woke up
My pump Constant companion Of my disease My sensor Resembles a feeding
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
Who am I? I am me When did I Become me? As I recall
A palomino gallops Beside the highway Look out the window Rides over green hills Through yellow flowers
Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl
Uh-Oh! Cranky mood Throws a fit Over cereal Cheerios
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
The human heart ...leaps and jumps ...races and sings ...sighs and groans The treacherous heart can
Most women are cooks But a man who cooks Is a chef She cooks over and over To feed the masses
May sun is warm An old friend You have missed June sun Still smiles
If I could paint a man Eyes so dark they shine Brooding and stormy Til the smile breaks through If I could paint a man
Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know