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By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read

She wore that smile like a loaded gun

That girl was 90 proof

The taste of her lips

Danced on your tongue

But you held her in a noose

You ripped her heart out

Root and stem

Recreating all her lines

Any part that she held dear

Erased and redefined

Now she don’t give a shit

If you like the color that she bleeds

She’s learned to like the taste of it

Underneath she transplants seeds

Wears it as a banner

The trophy proves, she never quit

Now, she don’t have a lot

What you see is what you get

What she has is hers

She guards it like it fort Knox

Treasuring the years

The ones that brought her back again

The ones that made her strong

Turns out it’s all she waited for

She’s right where she belongs

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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden

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    Written by Kelli Sheckler-Amsden