Poems for diabetics
(2015)
He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
Your pain is far away I hear it But I do not feel it Move closer Let me know you’re here to stay
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…
If I could draw a tree In all it’s complexity Would you be impressed? If I could draw a human face It would be but a trace
My soft spot My sweet boy I’d do anything for Who convinced me Little boys are the best
My poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
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
If I could make you smile Just once Sincerity From an appreciative heart It would make all of it worthwhile
My pump Constant companion Of my disease My sensor Resembles a feeding
The news hit me Like a punch in the gut I threw up two times From the pain Knowing that I
She is no longer Part of my life I’ve moved on My life is full With friends
I had it all In my head And then I said Words I do not know which ones
Antes lograba tanto Metía horas Sacando lo máximo De cada minuto No he cambiado
The E’s squeak by The I’s are too excited The U’s come after Q But the A’s and the O’s They flow