You must commit To an outfit Where are you going? In sporty yoga pants Athletic top
Antes lograba tanto Metía horas Sacando lo máximo De cada minuto No he cambiado
The pine trees Reach up On both sides Of the road Telling me
I told everyone About you The ugly beast Inside of me You can’t hide
A fresh faced country girl Who pioneers on her bicycle Catches the eye Of a transplant from Houston Love begins through letters
Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
To be genius means To not follow the rules You don’t have to I wish to be smart But not self-important
Love is sincere Sincerely Wanting to connect Love makes you crazy Insanity that makes you fly
I wallow in my sadness As it pools up It has not swallowed me Who floats above its surface This surface
Steamroller Of life Passed by Feeling down Squished
I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
Desperate for his attention Knowing it will drive him away Jealous of a game - how lame Choking self-esteem where I lay Desperate for his affection
My parents always say We’re proud of you I am too I got out of bed I used to get so much done
Strong hands Hold me down To the bed I say to them I have to go
When we are young we strive to be cool with our clothes and the way we move and our friends with swag as adults though our friends be co…