uncorked
unstoppered
Folder:
backburner results
Unstopped
bottle—
pressed throat,
cork clenched.
inside: fizz,
or nothing.
stopper holds,
stopper fails.
either way—
the glass remembers
pressure.
.
after-pop
Folder:
tidying poem
After‑Pop
cork gone—
a white roar,
liquid confetti
arcing,
the bottle lifted
like a trophy.
.