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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Portrait of a Rose

Hillary’s beautiful Rose
Bumpy’s favorite princess
My mini-me, my little lion
Cute button nose
Framed by red hair
That curls at the ends
Con-artist with a
Smart little mind
Thinking of a reply
Poses with attitude
“Well…”

(2014)

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Other works by Laura Alaniz...
Granola bar

I would never choose To eat a granola bar Or peanut butter crackers Though I eat them All of the time
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Bionic Woman

My pump Constant companion Of my disease My sensor Resembles a feeding
Foreign Humor

A joke Lost in Translation You will Never
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Cream of celery soup

When I think of my mom I think of malt o meal muffins When I think of my dad Memories of a child Chasing us around the circle
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The nightwriter

My poems are short Written at night In my head I wake at dawn Shake my memory
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The ugliest shade of green

The ugliest shade Of green We envy The car The job
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Poetic flavors

If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
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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Mis manchas de Bambi

Mis manchas de Bambi Manchas blancas Cubren mi cuerpo La gente se queda mirando Pero no les da asco
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Is it ready?

Some I like to share Fresh out of the oven Don’t let it get cold That’s why I wrote it Emotions in that moment
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
Road kill

Steamroller Of life Passed by Feeling down Squished
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Home

We Are me and you Together Two hearts Two minds
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If I could paint a man

If I could paint a man Eyes so dark they shine Brooding and stormy Til the smile breaks through If I could paint a man
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Berry pickin'

Springtime means Berry pickin’ In warm sun Therapeutic Part of me



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