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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Granola bar

I would never choose
To eat a granola bar
Or peanut butter crackers
Though I eat them
All of the time
Out of necessity
Carbs and calories
I can’t even enjoy
Swallow and choke
Ruined in my mind
By the association

(2014)

#1TypeDiabetes

Autres oeuvres par Laura Alaniz...
Road kill

Steamroller Of life Passed by Feeling down Squished
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Secrets

Good secret Bubbles inside Let me out Bad secret Indigestion
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Poetic flavors

If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
Si me quieres conocer

No pido disculpas Por escribir Lo que siento Lo que llevo adentro Lo que vivo
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If I could make you smile

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

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

Inspirational quotes Are full of crap Whatever meaning Is lost In the sea
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Dirt

Down to earth I am but of dust Dust particles I see floating in the air Carbon molecules
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Stubbed toe

Stubbed toe Red light Ugly words Ugly mouth To shock
Beware

A family trait Massage Is our vice No shame Take what
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companions for life

Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
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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Respect begets respect

The more you treat me like a nag The more I become one I’m sorry if I micromanage Your clean clothes Your hot meals
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A child's memory

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



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