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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Rubber ducky

Rough day
Rough night
If I could live
In my bath
Water would never
Get cold
Heat spreads
To inner pain
Way to cope
With a book
And bubbles
And Epson salts

(2014)

#Pain

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Scratchy plaid blanket Red with yellow stripes Hot and itchy underneath Claustrophobia strikes Purple and blue prisms
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If I could make you smile Just once Sincerity From an appreciative heart It would make all of it worthwhile
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La presión

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

Pretty and dainty Rich girl feet Meant to be Beside the pool They don’t like to work
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Healthcare

Apathy and incompetence In healthcare A fax they didn’t send Prescriptions delayed Labs to do again
I want you

How do I Catch your interest? Once again I know You are bored with me
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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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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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HEB

Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
Where do my bubbles go?

Your enthusiasm exhausts me This coke is flat The bubbles disperse Leaving a sticky and sweet Aftertaste
My sore spot

I know it’s for the best But it still hurts Hearing mothers complain For what I would give anything fo… My husband says no
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It's not pretty

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

The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
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Super-mom

You might know her As blonde eyes Or as the sister who bakes cookies But you see I don’t write this
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Choking on emotion

When the emotion comes up It feels like heartburn Like acid Clenching my throat My ears go watery
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