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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Stability

I crave stability
Neither wandering spirit
Nor home-body
Yes I’d love to travel
But the foundation
Must be built
First
Routine keeps me going
Through ups and downs
Of life
Adapting for change
Without breaking
The core

(2014)

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Beside you

Beside you I am At peace Our love A connection
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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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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Strings attached

The strings that attach me To this world Ground me Yes they sometimes Keep me from flying
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Lonely

Antisocial tendencies Amplified by sickness I can people watch Yet I can’t people talk I am lonely
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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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Waiting for the doctor

Clinical smells Polite strangers The only thing worse Than being here Is to not be able
Dos vidas entretejidas

¿Te fue mal el día? Me va mal también a mi Dos vidas entretejidas Irrevocablemente Te cargo a ti encima
HEB

Well-intentioned stranger Eyeing me limp through HEB Why would you ask If I stepped on a nail? How do you know
Dinner at the Millers

Turkey and dressing Loud and overwhelming Opinions and food fly Green bean casserole Too much laughter
How do you measure pain?

How do you measure pain? All is relative and personal Even with one’s own self It is impossible to compare As memory distorts pain
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
Eve's curse

Desperate for his attention Knowing it will drive him away Jealous of a game - how lame Choking self-esteem where I lay Desperate for his affection
Powerful words

I love to hear poetry read Rather than performed I love to hear each word Appreciated Rather than memorized
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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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