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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Heart sick

The news hit me
Like a punch in the gut
I threw up two times
From the pain
Knowing that I
Couldn’t be there with you
 
We say
My heart will be with you
We don’t realize
How painful that is
For your heart
To be so far away

(2015)

Proverbs 13:12
'Expectation postponed makes the heart sick'

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Tomorrow

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

Good secret Bubbles inside Let me out Bad secret Indigestion
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Pieces of me

He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere
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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
If you want to know me

I cannot apologize For writing what I feel inside If it is hard to read It is harder to live I will understand
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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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Bias

This world is covered in bias It’s all over you It’s all over me too This world is covered in bias It shades our words
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Stability

I crave stability Neither wandering spirit Nor home-body Yes I’d love to travel But the foundation
Does it hurt?

Does it hurt? When you prick your finger No I do this just for fun Our fingers lose feeling
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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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Tea kettle

The pressure inside Is building It comes out through my eyes I stop up the tears It comes out through my nose
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How do you measure pain?

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
Dinner at the Millers

Turkey and dressing Loud and overwhelming Opinions and food fly Green bean casserole Too much laughter
70/30

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

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…



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