(2014)
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 poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
My parents always say We’re proud of you I am too I got out of bed I used to get so much done
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
I wallow in my sadness As it pools up It has not swallowed me Who floats above its surface This surface
If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s
She is no longer Part of my life I’ve moved on My life is full With friends
Left on a leash Is no way to live He disappeared I like to imagine He’s running in a field
Hospitality To love a stranger It need not be much For one who has little Will appreciate it
The medication is not me But neither is the sickness it tre… You may hear its effects In my voice In my opinions
Stubbed toe Red light Ugly words Ugly mouth To shock
The pine trees Reach up On both sides Of the road Telling me
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
Didn’t they know that people cared? That they were loved? Why didn’t someone tell them?
