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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Girls like us

I need to tell you
How to survive
With our disposition
It’s okay to cry
Maybe
We’re just weaker
But for people
To respect you
And hear you
You have to control
The whine
We can be strong
In our own way

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Preferido o celebrado por...
Tim Manning
Otras obras de Laura Alaniz...
Rich girl feet

Pretty and dainty Rich girl feet Meant to be Beside the pool They don’t like to work
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Super-mom

You might know her As blonde eyes Or as the sister who bakes cookies But you see I don’t write this
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Can we talk?

A conversation With a true friend Leaves your life richer Maybe with a laugh A smile on your face
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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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Beside you

Beside you I am At peace Our love A connection
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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The ugliest shade of green

The ugliest shade Of green We envy The car The job
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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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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…
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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Man in a hat

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

My grandfather told my father when he proposed to my mother on one condition
The Sun of Texas

May sun is warm An old friend You have missed June sun Still smiles
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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
Blunt words

Filler words Put me to sleep Added to cushion Take away my pillow Blunt words to wake up
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