(2015)
When the emotion comes up It feels like heartburn Like acid Clenching my throat My ears go watery
Didn’t they know that people cared? That they were loved? Why didn’t someone tell them?
Nothing makes people flee Like reading them poetry They value it in theory But please don’t make them read Surprise me with your verse
Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl
My poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
Steamroller Of life Passed by Feeling down Squished
Antes lograba tanto Metía horas Sacando lo máximo De cada minuto No he cambiado
Stubbed toe Red light Ugly words Ugly mouth To shock
I am sorry That I cannot be happier I know that I’d be prettier If I smiled If I could smile
Strong hands Hold me down To the bed I say to them I have to go
Why do we love sunsets? Distinguishing fascination What other species Must stop and stare A romantic couple
I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized
A fresh faced country girl Who pioneers on her bicycle Catches the eye Of a transplant from Houston Love begins through letters
I would never choose To eat a granola bar Or peanut butter crackers Though I eat them All of the time
No pido disculpas Por escribir Lo que siento Lo que llevo adentro Lo que vivo