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Suicide (Free verse) by jessicazee
That’s 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 mom’s 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 mom’s Nova running while I carried Bud Dry cases, the man behind the counter saying “Girl, you got nice hips. Child-bearing hips.” We always paid in cash, on our way to Colonial Park, a Truth or Dare game in the woods, a kiss in the dark.

Up the ladder: Tear-Stained Pages
Down the ladder: Fear

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Arithmetic Mean: 6.3333335
Weighted score: 5.1589375
Overall Rank: 5147
Posted: July 28, 2005 1:39 AM PDT; Last modified: July 28, 2005 1:39 AM PDT
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[9] Dan garcia-Black @ 69.237.239.153 | 28-Jul-05/7:17 PM | Reply
Girl, you got poem bearing lips.
[n/a] jessicazee @ 152.163.100.195 > Dan garcia-Black | 31-Jul-05/5:38 PM | Reply
Ain't you sweet, like a 2-liter of Sun Country wine cooler. Thanks.
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