Sara Borjas

A dirty house. Thin toilet paper.
Stupid people.

Crumbs in bed. Animal hair
on any surface. Foggy days.

When people make promises
and never keep them, or deny

doing anything wrong.
Two lane freeways.

Bad service at a Diccico’s.
I don’t like waking up

too early, losing at the casino,
running out of an ingredient

when I’m cooking, and
especially not having all

my baby chicks here at home.
I hate people who use me

like your Aunt Rosa when she
talks about poor us poor Daniel

poor Lupe they don’t have anything
then I help but when I ask

for something she can’t help me.
I hate when people tell me something

then deny ever saying it.
Slow drivers. And I super hate

sweating on hot days!
The worst part, though is not
having all my kids here

at the same time. I hate
that Punit broke Sara’s heart.

I hate that Emily is lonely
cause she doesn’t have

a best friend. I hate that Frankie
misses his son so much when

he has to go on tour in Iraq.
I hate that Shari died and we

didn’t got to say see ya later.
I hate that I wish I had

a better relationship with my mom
and that my pops lives so far

away in Texas. I hate
that my little sisters got screwed

and I should have been there
for them, like be a big sister

and hold them and tell them
it will all be okay.

I hate that I wish my mom
had a phone where I could text

and say I love you cause
I can’t say it to her face.

Sometimes the tears
and the heartache just creep

up on me and I just want
to run. I hate that I wish

I could have done more things
differently, like be an accountant

or go to school. I love my life,
but, just asking, maybe,

should have, could have?
I wonder if I’m too old

to try and learn to play guitar.
Electric? Because I love

Peter Frampton
and Santana.