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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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My sister's cookies

My sister’s cookies Chocolate chip Got my nephew to Say her name For the first time
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If I could make you smile

If I could make you smile Just once Sincerity From an appreciative heart It would make all of it worthwhile
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Tomorrow

Tomorrow Has not yet come It’s promises yet to be broken Tomorrow Is bigger
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Pump at the dump

Bags full of diapers Cars waiting in line Smell coming from the load Ashamed it was mine He noticed my insulin pump
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Home

We Are me and you Together Two hearts Two minds
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Proposal

My grandfather told my father when he proposed to my mother on one condition
Caught in the middle

Why can’t I choose to be somewhere in the middle? Surrounded by extremes Measure everything With a grain of salt
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Arsenal of language

To love reading Writing and words And not be able to Communicate Frustrated
A child's memory

Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
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The ugliest shade of green

The ugliest shade Of green We envy The car The job
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Super-mom

You might know her As blonde eyes Or as the sister who bakes cookies But you see I don’t write this
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Mirror

Look in the mirror What is it you see? Hazel eyes above your Favorite black dress Looks clean and fresh
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Hank the golden retriever

Left on a leash Is no way to live He disappeared I like to imagine He’s running in a field
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Truth is..

I feel like crap Most days I have a lot going my way I am loved I can smile
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



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