Mettle or Tact

POETRY

Minerva Violet

11/13/20251 min read

pink flower

Mettle or Tact

Pink bubblegum bounces in my backpack,

But it isn’t that I must unpack.

For upon my back I carry a stack,

Of everything that could have made me crack.

And though not for lack of mettle or tact,

I made a pact,

To bring the old me back.