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

I can feel it coming Decisions I can’t make Brain starts to freeze Fingers won’t work Sick of this disease

I wallow in my sadness As it pools up It has not swallowed me Who floats above its surface This surface

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

My parents always say We’re proud of you I am too I got out of bed I used to get so much done

I told everyone About you The ugly beast Inside of me You can’t hide

To be genius means To not follow the rules You don’t have to I wish to be smart But not self-important

Rough day Rough night If I could live In my bath Water would never

A fresh faced country girl Who pioneers on her bicycle Catches the eye Of a transplant from Houston Love begins through letters

I’m watching a woman in a bikini In great shape with a swollen bell… Play with her puppy named Gatsby A Hispanic family comes The little girl dips her feet in

The medication is not me But neither is the sickness it tre… You may hear its effects In my voice In my opinions

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