The Student

[tectak]

Bottles of vodka line her window ledge
at various stages of emptiness. the window ledge? Rearrange this sentence
Reports of some sort cling to each neck
measuring degrees of drunkenness. reports don't measure, they report. Change measuring to "indicating" or "confirming" or "suggesting" . Drunkedness
She studies alone, each experiment
must be free from external influence.nice line based on understanding of the experimental process
Last night she finally drank to the dregs
and threw her conclusions up over the bed.
This morning she’s doubting the evidence;
scientific research has gone to her head.ending may be a little abrupt but on the other hand you may have said everything you needed to say....this always the right time to stop

A cameo of commitment verse. Could be an Aesopian series of moralistic moments. Not a Proustian Madeline but something many of us will remember!
A nice read.....wanted more.
Best,
Tectak