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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

I told them about you

I told everyone
About you
The ugly beast
Inside of me
You can’t hide
Any longer
I will not let you hide
Your ugly face
So that you
Can harm others
I cannot defeat you
Destroy you
But I won’t let you win
Either
I told them
About you
To protect myself
To protect them
I can’t beat you
Right now
On my own
But your days are numbered
One day
I will be free of you

(2015)

#Depression

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