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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Lonely

Antisocial tendencies
Amplified by sickness
I can people watch
Yet I can’t people talk
I am lonely
With only fish
To keep me company
The wind
Plays with my hair
As the sun
Warms my skin
Someone, somewhere
Wants me to know
I am lonely
But I am not alone

(2015)

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