BETTERMENT
It began with a
sinking feeling
stirring in a deep chasm
somewhere in the body
up so high
you build, buildings
just to see it crumble
to ruins
you rebuild, buildings
just to see it crumble
to ruins
even on ground
you could not shake
the feeling off from being
a trembling earthquake.
you tell yourself that it’s just a feeling
sinking further and further into you
it would go away without interference
but it never does.
ruination of one’s self
has become me.
betterment looks at me
dead eyed
while self-destruction
holds my hand
in a locked grip
betterment doesn’t ask me
to choose but
self destruct does.
– AM . ALI
Author: AM . ALI
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Author Bio: A lilac and her quill.
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