PLUTO
He showed me life gets ugly I saw how ugly life can be He reminded me of how ugly I can be He resurfaced all those disgusting habits Everything I had hidden deep down inside of me He showed me all the ugly, oh how ugly Devastation Disaster Decay Dismantling everything once known to me Destruction Death Dismay All around me and all inside me There is no place to escape I can only wait this one out I am forced still in fate of change I have no say in anything Is what I am forced to face Darkness has been revealed to me In the shadows In every crack In every cranny All of life’s innocence has been ripped away
-Imani Osei-Acheampong
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