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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

This isn't me

The medication is not me
But neither is the sickness it treats
You may hear its effects
In my voice
In my opinions
But it is not me
Somehow it shapes me
Controls me
But I pray
That it is not me
My soul

(2015)

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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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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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You are loved

Didn’t they know that people cared? That they were loved? Why didn’t someone tell them?
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Poetic flavors

If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
My #1 Fan

Who’s the best? Ask my Daddy He’ll tell you Enthusiastically He always sees
The sound of...

A noisy restaurant Listen Focus Beyond the dishes The music
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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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I am unique

I am unique In so many ways But while variety excites What we look for Is our common thread
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Mujer Tan Complicada

Yo te amo Tres palabras Que solucionen todo Para la mujer Tan complicada
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Girls like us

I need to tell you How to survive With our disposition It’s okay to cry Maybe
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Riding shotgun

I enjoy his company Riding shotgun Conversation No one to overhear Our inside jokes
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Cheap clothes and lattes

I am a consumer Female Twenties I buy Cheap clothes and lattes
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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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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Cheerios

Uh-Oh! Cranky mood Throws a fit Over cereal Cheerios



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