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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Rich girl feet

Pretty and dainty
Rich girl feet
Meant to be
Beside the pool
They don’t like to work
Ready to be
Pampered
Massaged
Polished
And manicured
So why
Are they attached to me,
Who is broke?
For if feet can’t walk
Then what are they for?

(2015)

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Cheap clothes and lattes

I am a consumer Female Twenties I buy Cheap clothes and lattes
My soft spot

My soft spot My sweet boy I’d do anything for Who convinced me Little boys are the best
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
Measured in cups

My parents always say We’re proud of you I am too I got out of bed I used to get so much done
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Tomorrow

Tomorrow Has not yet come It’s promises yet to be broken Tomorrow Is bigger
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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
companions for life

Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
Respect begets respect

The more you treat me like a nag The more I become one I’m sorry if I micromanage Your clean clothes Your hot meals
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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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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
Does the world need another book?

Does the world need Another book? Another poem? I add one more to the pile To be left alone
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Under the sunset

Why do we love sunsets? Distinguishing fascination What other species Must stop and stare A romantic couple
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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
Dinner at the Millers

Turkey and dressing Loud and overwhelming Opinions and food fly Green bean casserole Too much laughter
Arsenal of language

To love reading Writing and words And not be able to Communicate Frustrated



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