Eve's curse, di Laura Alaniz

Eve's curse

Desperate for his attention

Knowing it will drive him away

Jealous of a game - how lame

Choking self-esteem where I lay

Desperate for his affection

Knowing he will not stray

Missing him more than he does me

Pride controlling what I say

(2014)

The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying

No es solo la tristeza Aunque si lo estoy No es por el desanimo Aunque si me desanimo No es tan sencillo

Pragmatic me Doesn’t like this girl You can’t depend on her Too complex to understand She cries at the worst times

A palomino gallops Beside the highway Look out the window Rides over green hills Through yellow flowers

We Are me and you Together Two hearts Two minds

I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short

Algunos me gusta compartir Calientitos Justo cuando salgan del horno Que no se enfríe Por eso lo escribí

You must commit To an outfit Where are you going? In sporty yoga pants Athletic top

Who’s the best? Ask my Daddy He’ll tell you Enthusiastically He always sees

Springtime means Berry pickin’ In warm sun Therapeutic Part of me

I wallow in my sadness As it pools up It has not swallowed me Who floats above its surface This surface

Antisocial tendencies Amplified by sickness I can people watch Yet I can’t people talk I am lonely

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

If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s

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