(2014)
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
A conversation With a true friend Leaves your life richer Maybe with a laugh A smile on your face
I feel like crap Most days I have a lot going my way I am loved I can smile
I need to tell you How to survive With our disposition It’s okay to cry Maybe
The pressure inside Is building It comes out through my eyes I stop up the tears It comes out through my nose
Bags full of diapers Cars waiting in line Smell coming from the load Ashamed it was mine He noticed my insulin pump
I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
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 strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
The news hit me Like a punch in the gut I threw up two times From the pain Knowing that I
A healthy pancreas Is like a transmission Seamlessly shifting gears In type 2 diabetics Wear and tear
I spend all my time Fighting with you In my head If we fought At least it would be
I know it’s for the best But it still hurts Hearing mothers complain For what I would give anything fo… My husband says no
Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl
I’ve known Deep inside All along My value That I matter