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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Lost child

Her fingernails
Natural
Long
Pointed
On fingers
That cared
Cared for our wounds
Broken hearts
Broken bones
Listening to
What cannot be fixed
If she could hold me
The world
Would stay the same
But I could change

(2014)

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