Bottom shelf
Tucked away, a shiny thing that will not rust
A trophy from someone’s past collecting dust
Time will make this one easier to digest
Never freeze her, carbonation always erupts
Stored questions, pleas, guilty apologies
Taste bitter in any consistency
The word sorry seems weak, but each year
It becomes stronger, the taste is clear
Confidence is worn as a second skin
The label surrounds, but is not within
Look closely, notice that it already began
Marks like freckles from men’s callused hand
See her shape, skin like glass from a god
Scratched and scared, a creation unloved
If polished, she smiles with perfect teeth
Despite the chips from being clenched in sleep
The thought was, give her time to breath
Until they realized, slow ain’t cheap
Yet the reason she isn’t around anymore
it is no secret, everyone’s heard
She could f*ck anyone, lights out
Most drank her, right from the shelf
When she was used, and he got drunk
Only one could ever sober up
Even if she was too young
She was available to anyone
Still she keeps it in, on the bottom shelf
The well liquor, used until thrown out.
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Written on July 04, 2023
Submitted by kpilcher10 on July 04, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAXX XX BB CC XX XX XD XD XX EF XX XX FE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,127 |
Words | 218 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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