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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Rich girl feet

Pretty and dainty
Rich girl feet
Meant to be
Beside the pool
They don’t like to work
Ready to be
Pampered
Massaged
Polished
And manicured
So why
Are they attached to me,
Who is broke?
For if feet can’t walk
Then what are they for?

(2015)

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