Gunpowder residue
I am simply a shell,
A bullet casing.
I expel my insides,
Leaving gunpowder residue at my lips.
And the bullet drives splinters out of wood,
Cracks into plaster.
Until all that is left,
All to show I was once full is the stark emptiness of the shell,
And the indent my insides made in the closest wall.
I am simply a shell,
A bullet casing.
Less full,
Less of me.
But I am less full.
And I am less of me.
I am simply a shell,
A bullet casing.
My model stays the same,
But the substance is gone.
The shot rings for a while,
It reverberates and clings to the ears.
“This is the last shot” it says,
But the dust settles and I am still a shell.
Simply a bullet casing.
For the next round,
And probably the one after that.
About this poem
This poem is about my personal experience with body image. And how unfortunately previously I fell victim to an eating disorder. I have not talked about this topic and so have formed my experience into a poem. Hopefully this can connect with others who have experienced the same thing.
Written on February 02, 2024
Submitted by amelia1harrington on February 02, 2024
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 746 |
Words | 171 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 6, 11 |
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