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Mugshot

Celeste Fritsche 1977 (Oklahoma)

January 24 
Lyric
I saw your mugshot online today.
I wish I could say I was surprised,
But I already learned your real game,
And knew that bottle would be your demise.

I would like to tell you I am sorry
That you found yourself back in a cell,
Or bussed back across the border
Into your past, uncertain hell,

But that apology belongs to me
For failing to love myself enough
That I drank in your endless lies,
And craved your poisoned draft of love.
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Written on January 24, 2024

Submitted by TheSaltySpinster on January 25, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXA BCXC BXAX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 432
Words 92
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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Celeste Fritsche

While I often dabbled in writing poetry growing up, I have recently found a new passion for doing so. When not at my desk job, or walking one of my dogs, I am typically writing poems, painting, wood burning, hand etching glass, or occasionally working with resin. I love to create, and I hope that my creations put a little bit of beauty back into this often dark and broken world. more…

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