Ask

Ask

Ask me if I had enough.

2020 minus a bluff

for the destruction of what I thought I had

building all the way up.

if the present isn’t linear

then why can’t i stop looking up?

if the past does not exist

why does it always creep up?

I, once a quantanium sprayed ora

that now seems to only have collected dust.

so please, I beg you.

ask me if I had enough.

When you look in the mirror and only see what was,

There is no current image of was supposed to add up

All you’re left with is, a broken subtle punch

from the inflictions of all the trauma you’ve been throwing up

nausea disguised as opportunity

heartache disguised as love

abuse disguised as a melody

that I’ve always known all the lyrics to.

I am just who I am

“It is what it is” they say.

But please,

ask me If I had enough.

By now I think you can.

A. Earley

A. Early is an author, poet, and screenwriter from the greater Philadelphia area, and currently studies English and Creative Writing at the University of Arizona. She is inspired by a rich background of generational storytelling from the women in her life. Her novels and films are often centered around coming-of-age narratives and theme’s of realism. Find her on Instagram @ixearl and on TikTok @thoughtzntingz18.

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