(2014)
Restless As I lay in bed Trying to fall asleep These are my clues I might be low
I’ve known Deep inside All along My value That I matter
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
If you find someone That can do it Better than you Get them on your team
I told everyone About you The ugly beast Inside of me You can’t hide
I had it all In my head And then I said Words I do not know which ones
Some I like to share Fresh out of the oven Don’t let it get cold That’s why I wrote it Emotions in that moment
Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl
My sister’s cookies Chocolate chip Got my nephew to Say her name For the first time
The whole world Aches and groans Do you feel her pain? The human in me Wants to heal mankind
The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
Bags full of diapers Cars waiting in line Smell coming from the load Ashamed it was mine He noticed my insulin pump
Apathy and incompetence In healthcare A fax they didn’t send Prescriptions delayed Labs to do again
By nature high-strung But I thought I was strong If not physically, emotionally For things to roll off my back Be mature and take the high road
Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
