Poeticous Logo
it
English Español Français Italiano
Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Emotionally bankrupt

Have you ever felt
A hole inside of you
Something dead inside
Where your heart
Is supposed to be?
Pretending emotions
Your mind tells you that
You would normally feel
Flat and dull and gray
Expectations elbow you
Prodding a response
I think in my life
I go through phases
Spending all of my
Emotions at one time
Drying up the account
My heart is left dry

(2014)

3
Piaciuto o affrontato da...
Hawk Unrestrained Never Confined Vincent Delatus
Altre opere di Laura Alaniz...
A child's memory

Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
 2
 2
Bias

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
 2
 2
The Sun of Texas

May sun is warm An old friend You have missed June sun Still smiles
 1
 1
Humor Perdido

Que te cuentan un chiste Las palabras se traducen Pero el humor no se puede Por si no lo entiendes Ríete
 1
Mis manchas de Bambi

Mis manchas de Bambi Manchas blancas Cubren mi cuerpo La gente se queda mirando Pero no les da asco
 2
Where do my bubbles go?

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

Manos fuertes No me sueltan De la cama Yo les digo Me tengo que ir
If you want to know me

I cannot apologize For writing what I feel inside If it is hard to read It is harder to live I will understand
 1
 1
I am unique

I am unique In so many ways But while variety excites What we look for Is our common thread
 4
HEB

Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
Lonely

Antisocial tendencies Amplified by sickness I can people watch Yet I can’t people talk I am lonely
 2
 5
Arsenal of language

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

Don’t talk down to me I am not a child! Even children Deserve respect
 1
Geometrical heart

I cannot divide My heart Into four pieces Equally Geometrically
 2
Strings attached

The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
 2



Alto