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Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz

Emotionally bankrupt

Have you ever felt
A hole inside of you
Something dead inside
Where your heart
Is supposed to be?
Pretending emotions
Your mind tells you that
You would normally feel
Flat and dull and gray
Expectations elbow you
Prodding a response
I think in my life
I go through phases
Spending all of my
Emotions at one time
Drying up the account
My heart is left dry

(2014)

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