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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Stubbed toe

Stubbed toe
Red light
Ugly words
Ugly mouth
To shock
Express anger
Just words
Don’t take literal
If no meaning
Why say them?
No big deal
Then stop
Lose their strength
With every curse
Up the dosage
Where does it end?

(2014)

Altre opere di Laura Alaniz...
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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Si me quieres conocer

No pido disculpas Por escribir Lo que siento Lo que llevo adentro Lo que vivo
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My sore spot

I know it’s for the best But it still hurts Hearing mothers complain For what I would give anything fo… My husband says no
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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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Where do my bubbles go?

Your enthusiasm exhausts me This coke is flat The bubbles disperse Leaving a sticky and sweet Aftertaste
Man in a hat

How do you describe A man so dramatic? You can recognize him From afar with his hat Always the gentleman
I want you

How do I Catch your interest? Once again I know You are bored with me
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Para compartir

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

My body is perfect —ly spotted The white spots I tell myself Are my Bambi spots
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Waiting for the doctor

Clinical smells Polite strangers The only thing worse Than being here Is to not be able
Tomorrow

Tomorrow Has not yet come It’s promises yet to be broken Tomorrow Is bigger
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How do you measure pain?

How do you measure pain? All is relative and personal Even with one’s own self It is impossible to compare As memory distorts pain
I raise my eyes to the sky

The whole world Aches and groans Do you feel her pain? The human in me Wants to heal mankind
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A low's a comin'

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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Strings attached

The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
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