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. Published by Trash to Treasure Lit, April 1, 2025 Barbies wear muselet helmets Sherlock journals clues Cricket-stump bin clinks dismissal Bread is hard with mouldy middle Cheese is soft with tinted velvets All in greens and blues Newspapers a carpet curtain Other signs of note Sinks drain-weary, veiled by dishes Door blocked from unseen militias Ashtrays strain with liquid burden Mangled ends afloat Late-night fry exudes lard landslide Interesting leads Window signs of blunt force impact Latches show no signs of contact Perpetrated from the inside Casual misdeeds Bottles strewn with empty glasses Evidence galore Christmas tree is snapped, now supine Couch chair at confusing incline Wasting roast potato passes Solo on the floor Shrouded dark in grown-up questions Case remains unsolved Pre-teen sherlocks are defeated Unaware that help is needed Claiming all adult transgressions Guilelessly involved Knowledge comes with maturation Young gumshoe, take heart Heavy is the comprehension Adulthood in wise dimension Toughest form of education Living will impart Trauma is by drink upstaged Of subterfuge beware Brace yourself for understanding Bottle is a sly red herring Denouement is disengaged You won’t find it there Life perspective is revealing Sooner follow pain Core of more investigation Drink was only compensation Obfuscating tricky healing Alloyed with the leaden feeling Undiscovered chain You were just a fledgling hawkshaw Grant yourself some grace Rest the blame that you digested Drop the anger you invested Hopping off the guilt-rage seesaw ‘Case closed’ in its place
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Aug 12, 2024
Aug 12, 2024 at 10:52 PM UTC
Tough case for a young detective
. Published by Trash to Treasure Lit, April 1, 2025 Barbies wear muselet helmets Sherlock journals clues Cricket-stump bin clinks dismissal Bread is hard with mouldy middle Cheese is soft with tinted velvets All in greens and blues Newspapers a carpet curtain Other signs of note Sinks drain-weary, veiled by dishes Door blocked from unseen militias Ashtrays strain with liquid burden Mangled ends afloat Late-night fry exudes lard landslide Interesting leads Window signs of blunt force impact Latches show no signs of contact Perpetrated from the inside Casual misdeeds Bottles strewn with empty glasses Evidence galore Christmas tree is snapped, now supine Couch chair at confusing incline Wasting roast potato passes Solo on the floor Shrouded dark in grown-up questions Case remains unsolved Pre-teen sherlocks are defeated Unaware that help is needed Claiming all adult transgressions Guilelessly involved Knowledge comes with maturation Young gumshoe, take heart Heavy is the comprehension Adulthood in wise dimension Toughest form of education Living will impart Trauma is by drink upstaged Of subterfuge beware Brace yourself for understanding Bottle is a sly red herring Denouement is disengaged You won’t find it there Life perspective is revealing Sooner follow pain Core of more investigation Drink was only compensation Obfuscating tricky healing Alloyed with the leaden feeling Undiscovered chain You were just a fledgling hawkshaw Grant yourself some grace Rest the blame that you digested Drop the anger you invested Hopping off the guilt-rage seesaw ‘Case closed’ in its place
Link to published poem: https://www.trashtotreasurelit.com/publishedpieces/tough-case-for-a-young-detective-by-jill-dorrian ©2024
#alcoholism#addiction#childhood
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Aug 12, 2024
Aug 12, 2024 at 10:52 PM UTC
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