Tainted Bottle

Walk with me in my house of memories.

Summer nights were damp and warm,
Rich like the hour before the storm.
I'm on the ground, I've fallen too soon-
And I'm finding myself wandering in your room.

Dirty floors and memories stretch beneath my feet
The ceiling is falling in, it leads to my defeat.
I bottled up one memory and saved it for myself
Because I didn't want it tainted by anybody else.

And now onto the shower which is dripping at a run
Rusty, filthy water to make me come undone
This dirty house of memories stretches beneath my feet
The tainted memory in a bottle brings me my defeat

And back into your room now, I was not away for long
I'm stained with rusty water and I realize I am wrong
So with this tainted, empty bottle, I've given it my all
And I've begun my long trip, I know your bed will break my fall

The floorboards creak under my so heavy heart,
I go back from the ending, but go back from the start
Falling through the rotten floor now my heart, it skips no beat
Because life without you now is like a song stuck on repeat

And now into the basement which I didn't know existed
Lungs filled with dust and pain I shouldn't have resisted
I look at my tainted bottle now, I feel like someone shoved me
Dirty floors and memories, all stretched above me.

Reviews

[Mr. Lopez]

Very nice work here. I loved the medaphore of a house of pain/shame. broken love and lost respect can be a hard thing to recover from but know that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
The floorboards creak under my so heavy heart,
I go back from the ending, but go back from the start
Falling through the rotten floor now my heart, it skips no beat
Because life without you now is like a song stuck on repeat
Great stanza. You seem to be the right track with your writing. Great job.

[Angelica]

This speaks so much - the words carry a deeper meaning and really make you think and feel as though you are there. Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece with the world!

[Brandon Taylor-Black]

Beautiful, yet fascinatingly painful Kat.
This is a powerful write. I felt every word of it.
Excellent

Bravo

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