Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

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FRESH AIR


I skipped town

because I was only

supposed to take

medication for a week.

I figured

this was the only way

I could get fresh

air without being stalked and

bothered by

my family who want

to lock me up

forever.  But I'm not sick.

They're a bunch

of crooks and thieves who mean

to trap me like

some animal in a cage.

I'm not some

cripple that needs to be

fed and watched day

and night.  I'm not talking to

anybody.

I need some fresh air.  They

want to lock me

up and throw away the key.



LADYBUG


A ladybug bit me.

Now her black spots

have been transferred

onto my skin,

which is turning red.

I am growing wings.

I have a craving

for green leaves and green grass.


My toes are falling off.

I need some help.

The black spots won't

come off with soap,

neither will this red

skin I now have.  I'm

almost weightless and

small like a ladybug.



I FEEL FINE


I feel fine.

Still, I believe,

the world is

totally against me.

Everyone's

trying to cause

me problems.

I'm sick from all the meds.


Do they want

to help me, or

do they want

to kill me?  I don't fee;

it is fair.

The medicine

doesn't work.

I don't want to take it.


I know they

say they care and

want to help

me, but I know myself.

This body

belongs to me.

What I need

is to be left alone.



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