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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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Caught in the middle

Why can’t I choose to be somewhere in the middle? Surrounded by extremes Measure everything With a grain of salt
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Nothing

How can I write how I feel When what I feel is nothing? How can I tell you what I need, What is wrong? When what is wrong
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Poetic flavors

If food is poetry The flavors The smells Singing in harmony Is poetry food?
~o~o~

I am stronger Than you think I am I am weaker Than I look
Miss America

If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s
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¿Te duele?

¿Te duele Cuándo piques tu dedo? No Lo hago por pura diversión Lo que duele
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Stability

I crave stability Neither wandering spirit Nor home-body Yes I’d love to travel But the foundation
Empathy

My objective is selfish Not to share or be heard To get it out and move on No one seems to hear my pain No one seems to feel my pain
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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…
Redneck girl

The pine trees Reach up On both sides Of the road Telling me
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A1C

I look away Afraid to see Flicker of nerves In their eye A clench
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Public Humiliation

I struggle to Keep it together Maxims and mottoes On repeat In my mind
Stubbed toe

Stubbed toe Red light Ugly words Ugly mouth To shock
A~E~I~O~U

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
Granola bar

I would never choose To eat a granola bar Or peanut butter crackers Though I eat them All of the time
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