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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

The artist among us

To be a true artist
Must they be recluses
Crazy mad or sick
Or even better dead
Show me a healthy artist
Who lives among us
Who does not block out this world
Humble - willing to be taught
Inspired by the passer-by
Engaged with mankind

(2014)

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Driving standard

A healthy pancreas Is like a transmission Seamlessly shifting gears In type 2 diabetics Wear and tear
Powerful words

I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized
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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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My body is perfect

My body is perfect —ly spotted The white spots I tell myself Are my Bambi spots
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Love is in the details

Ask any female Love Is in the details I love you Three greatest words
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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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Spanglish

I find richness In the mixture In what others disdain Young people lost Between two cultures
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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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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High maintenance girl

Pragmatic me Doesn’t like this girl You can’t depend on her Too complex to understand She cries at the worst times
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This isn't me

The medication is not me But neither is the sickness it tre… You may hear its effects In my voice In my opinions
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My skin

Itchy It has to come off Nerves Makes me pick His look
Cool

When we are young we strive to be cool with our clothes and the way we move and our friends with swag as adults though our friends be co…
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Happiness

I cannot let you hold my happiness For your hand to caress or to drop It is not healthy It is not safe For your happiness to depend on an… I’m taking it back but no longer r…
Vanity

Beautiful legs The right shape and curve Olive color without the green That tans and doesn’t burn Until you see
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