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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Guilt trip

The passive-aggressive
Guilt trip
Is a weak tool
For your purpose
The sensitive
Broken-hearted
Are pushed even lower
While the
Unrepentant
Take no notice
Dismiss it
Before it reaches them
The guilt trip
Does not work
It only trips me

(2015)

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Unaffected

Your pain is far away I hear it But I do not feel it Move closer Let me know you’re here to stay
Cool

When we are young we strive to be cool with our clothes and the way we move and our friends with swag as adults though our friends be co…
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Sin fuerzas

No es solo la tristeza Aunque si lo estoy No es por el desanimo Aunque si me desanimo No es tan sencillo
Can we talk?

A conversation With a true friend Leaves your life richer Maybe with a laugh A smile on your face
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Hospitality

Hospitality To love a stranger It need not be much For one who has little Will appreciate it
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A~E~I~O~U

The E’s squeak by The I’s are too excited The U’s come after Q But the A’s and the O’s They flow
The nightwriter

My poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
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Strings attached

The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
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Better or best?

If you find someone That can do it Better than you Get them on your team
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I told them about you

I told everyone About you The ugly beast Inside of me You can’t hide
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The Mythterious Disease: Diabetes

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

Clinical smells Polite strangers The only thing worse Than being here Is to not be able
Mido en tazas

Antes lograba tanto Metía horas Sacando lo máximo De cada minuto No he cambiado
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I am unique

I am unique In so many ways But while variety excites What we look for Is our common thread
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Tomorrow

Tomorrow Has not yet come It’s promises yet to be broken Tomorrow Is bigger
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