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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

If I wasn't there

What if one day
I wasn’t there for you?
And you were left needing me
If I wasn’t there
When you woke up
Or when you went to sleep?
When you were hungry
Or needed a ride
I’m not mad at you
I’m sad at you
What if I wasn’t there?

(2014)

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