Poetry, por Laura Alaniz

Poetry

Nothing makes people flee

Like reading them poetry

They value it in theory

But please don’t make them read

Surprise me with your verse

You have to grab me

Rhyming will only make it worse

You won’t catch me with just flow

(2015)

I am a consumer Female Twenties I buy Cheap clothes and lattes

Blonde eyes To match her hair Life is mean She counts her blessings Hopes for the best

Steamroller Of life Passed by Feeling down Squished

The passive-aggressive Guilt trip Is a weak tool For your purpose The sensitive

La presión atrapada Busca por donde salir Tapo mi boca Se me sale por los ojos Tapo mis ojos

Beautiful legs The right shape and curve Olive color without the green That tans and doesn’t burn Until you see

Tomorrow Has not yet come It’s promises yet to be broken Tomorrow Is bigger

A noisy restaurant Listen Focus Beyond the dishes The music

When we are young we strive to be cool with our clothes and the way we move and our friends with swag as adults though our friends be co…

I do not enjoy roller coasters I am not chicken But they say You just have to try it! So I do

The E’s squeak by The I’s are too excited The U’s come after Q But the A’s and the O’s They flow

You must commit To an outfit Where are you going? In sporty yoga pants Athletic top

Life is good A little luxury A cup of coffee Served with toast Consumed lazily

My pump Constant companion Of my disease My sensor Resembles a feeding

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