Better

Better dead than living,
Better terminated than throbbing,
Better left than held,
Better abandoned than acquired.

Better understand than love,
Better pouncing than dancing,
Better challenged than agitated,
Better hungry than satiated.

Better feline than canine,
Better violence than romance,
Better cunning than running,
Better punched than bunched.

Better sorry than safe,
Better thrown than bowed,
Better disturbed than serene,
Better abused than adored.

Better soiled than vowed,
Better cuffed than chatted,
Better rough than soft,
Better fire than freeze.

Better statued than tattooed,
Better chaos than calm,
Better broken than forgotten,
Better strange than ordinary.

Better… always better.
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Agustin Avatar
September 22, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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September 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM
A striking, incantatory free-verse piece: the repeated “Better” creates a fierce, breathless momentum while each stark pairing deepens its sense of defiance and emotional unrest. The escalating contradictions make the closing line feel hauntingly inevitable.
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