I spend all my time Fighting with you In my head If we fought At least it would be

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

The teenage rebels All fall in line Be they hippies Goths, rockers or skaters Moving from one mould

Love is sincere Sincerely Wanting to connect Love makes you crazy Insanity that makes you fly

I don’t expect Diabetes education For the public But chances are You know one

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?

A family trait Massage Is our vice No shame Take what

Inspirational quotes Are full of crap Whatever meaning Is lost In the sea

I’m watching a woman in a bikini In great shape with a swollen bell… Play with her puppy named Gatsby A Hispanic family comes The little girl dips her feet in

Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms

I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized