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Laura Alaniz

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)

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Imrogue Joe Marflak
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Lost child

Her fingernails Natural Long Pointed On fingers
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Stubbed toe

Stubbed toe Red light Ugly words Ugly mouth To shock
Does the world need another book?

Does the world need Another book? Another poem? I add one more to the pile To be left alone
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The sound of...

A noisy restaurant Listen Focus Beyond the dishes The music
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The Mythterious Disease: Diabetes

I don’t expect Diabetes education For the public But chances are You know one
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Proposal

My grandfather told my father when he proposed to my mother on one condition
Forever in Debt

I will be Forever in debt To my mother Any gift Would come up short
Lonely

Antisocial tendencies Amplified by sickness I can people watch Yet I can’t people talk I am lonely
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It's all in my head

An idea In my head Falls flat On paper Read it
Blunt words

Filler words Put me to sleep Added to cushion Take away my pillow Blunt words to wake up
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Love is in the details

Ask any female Love Is in the details I love you Three greatest words
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Cool

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…
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Redneck girl

The pine trees Reach up On both sides Of the road Telling me
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I raise my eyes to the sky

The whole world Aches and groans Do you feel her pain? The human in me Wants to heal mankind
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Happiness

I cannot let you hold my happiness For your hand to caress or to drop It is not healthy It is not safe For your happiness to depend on an… I’m taking it back but no longer r…



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