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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Mido en tazas

Antes lograba tanto
Metía horas
Sacando lo máximo
De cada minuto
No he cambiado
Mis prioridades
Sino como mido
Ahora mido en tazas
Tazas de café
Ahora mido en amistades
En descanso y abrazos
Mi logro
Que salí de la cama

(2014)

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High maintenance girl

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What if one day I wasn’t there for you? And you were left needing me If I wasn’t there When you woke up
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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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Healthcare

Apathy and incompetence In healthcare A fax they didn’t send Prescriptions delayed Labs to do again
Public Humiliation

I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
Measured in cups

My parents always say We’re proud of you I am too I got out of bed I used to get so much done
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It's all in my head

An idea In my head Falls flat On paper Read it
Emotionally bankrupt

Have you ever felt A hole inside of you Something dead inside Where your heart Is supposed to be?
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Female strength

Most women are cooks But a man who cooks Is a chef She cooks over and over To feed the masses
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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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Si me quieres conocer

No pido disculpas Por escribir Lo que siento Lo que llevo adentro Lo que vivo
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Road kill

Steamroller Of life Passed by Feeling down Squished
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It's not pretty

It’s not pretty When I cry People get almost as embarrassed as I



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