amelia1harrington

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  February 2024     3 months ago

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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...

– by Amelia Harrington

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