I raise my eyes to the sky, por Laura Alaniz

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

It has more wounds

Than I have Band-Aids

(2014)

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

If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s

If I could make you smile Just once Sincerity From an appreciative heart It would make all of it worthwhile

I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind

Rough day Rough night If I could live In my bath Water would never

Beside you I am At peace Our love A connection

Are you ever tired Of just being you? Did you ever Want to be Someone new?

This world is covered in bias It’s all over you It’s all over me too This world is covered in bias It shades our words

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

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

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

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

Antisocial tendencies Amplified by sickness I can people watch Yet I can’t people talk I am lonely

¿Te fue mal el día? Me va mal también a mi Dos vidas entretejidas Irrevocablemente Te cargo a ti encima

He says I could never Get away with murder For I leave Pieces of me everywhere