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Suicide (Free verse) by jessicazee
Thatâs what we called it:
all the liquor in the cabinet
mixed in Tupperware jugs,
whiskey and brandy, schnapps,
crème de cassis, Grand Marnier,
a bit of sloe gin, the vodka
from your momâs plastic stash.
My dad drew a line on the bottle
with a permanent marker, we
filled it with water, the wine coolers
in two-liter jugs and lemonade
we bought after school
at Piggly Wiggly tasted good
with the pocket-sized pints of rum
I bought Oasis on Sixth Street,
a hair salon by day, cheap underage
booze much later. I always got it,
your momâs Nova running while I carried
Bud Dry cases, the man behind the counter
saying âGirl, you got nice hips.
Child-bearing hips.â
We always paid in cash, on our way
to Colonial Park, a Truth or Dare game
in the woods, a kiss in the dark.
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Arithmetic Mean: 6.3333335
Weighted score: 5.1589375
Overall Rank: 5144
Posted: July 28, 2005 1:39 AM PDT; Last modified: July 28, 2005 1:39 AM PDT
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