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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Lost child

Her fingernails
Natural
Long
Pointed
On fingers
That cared
Cared for our wounds
Broken hearts
Broken bones
Listening to
What cannot be fixed
If she could hold me
The world
Would stay the same
But I could change

(2014)

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I can feel it coming Decisions I can’t make Brain starts to freeze Fingers won’t work Sick of this disease
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Where do my bubbles go?

Your enthusiasm exhausts me This coke is flat The bubbles disperse Leaving a sticky and sweet Aftertaste
Rich girl feet

Pretty and dainty Rich girl feet Meant to be Beside the pool They don’t like to work
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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
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Riding shotgun

I enjoy his company Riding shotgun Conversation No one to overhear Our inside jokes
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Floating above the surface

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

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

I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
Itus & Itis

Itus and Itis Crashed my party I didn’t invite them! I whisper to my sister They make my skin crawl
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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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Subconscious friend

She is no longer Part of my life I’ve moved on My life is full With friends
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Destruction

Destruction is fun But cannot be undone Smashed Trashed Crumpled
Heart sick

The news hit me Like a punch in the gut I threw up two times From the pain Knowing that I
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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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Para compartir

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



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