Away

Salomé Bálsamo 2000 (Buenos Aires)



The tightness of ropes going around my chest.
The feeling of my breasts fading out, out of breath.
Skin red, skin bleeds, skin breaks.
The bruises of not having a box that says: me.
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Written on December 10, 2021

Submitted by salomebalsamo5 on December 10, 2021

Modified by salomebalsamo5 on January 14, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 183
Words 38
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

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