If you want to know me por Laura Alaniz I cannot apologize For writing what I feel inside If it is hard to read It is harder to live I will understand 1 1
How do you measure pain? por Laura Alaniz How do you measure pain? All is relative and personal Even with one’s own self It is impossible to compare As memory distorts pain
Pump at the dump por Laura Alaniz Bags full of diapers Cars waiting in line Smell coming from the load Ashamed it was mine He noticed my insulin pump 1 1
Happiness por Laura Alaniz I cannot let you hold my happiness For your hand to caress or to drop It is not healthy It is not safe For your happiness to depend on an I’m taking it back but no longer r
Melting pot por Laura Alaniz 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 1
Hamster Wheel por Laura Alaniz Are you ever tired Of just being you? Did you ever Want to be Someone new?
Hospitality por Laura Alaniz Hospitality To love a stranger It need not be much For one who has little Will appreciate it 1
A moment of luxury por Laura Alaniz Life is good A little luxury A cup of coffee Served with toast Consumed lazily 1 1
I am unique por Laura Alaniz I am unique In so many ways But while variety excites What we look for Is our common thread 4