I'm me
with a thousand faults
and I'd be bored without them
perfection
would leave nothing to improve upon
and that's what life is
making yourself a stronger soul
so I talk to much
maybe I think what I say
is important
I never said you had to listen though
I nag too much about my looks
and I never turn my eye from my reflection
in a passing window
I like vanity
sorry
I care strongly about people
and it's hard not knowing what to say
when I'm asked for advice
I don't mind
it's just that I've never had much experience
in all that stuff
maybe you find me because I'm untainted
with all that woe in love
I laugh too much
when it's not appropriate
but can I help it
when everytime I sneeze
you laugh
I feel sorry for myself
when it could be so much worse
I have all these things
I'm going to do
but I procrastinate
and I think it really bugs you
when I write a poem
I don't go back to fix it
because my flow of thought will be destroyed
with a new line of thinking
I drink
I don't know why
it's not because I feel I have to
need to even
sadly I think I'm just bored with everything
because reality bites
excuse my tongue
I swear too much
and I get in trouble for it
doesn't mean I've learned
I flirt
I don't care if you think I'm a slut
I'm not and it's all that matters
My friends are smarter than me
maybe I leech off of them too much
maybe they should just tell me
I care too much about my social life
to study
really sad
sorry
I'm just me
and I'll keep trying
but I don't want to be perfect
and slandered like those that assume to be
I have a thousand faults
but without them
what would there be
to improve upon
Take it or leave it?
I'll take it.
Michelle, "Perfect" and "normal" get boring real quick, don't you think? :) I like the self-knowledge you share in this piece; helps everyone get to know you a little bit, faults and all but aren't the faults the interesting part just as you say so well here. I also like the part about you not wanting to interrupt your train of thought by "fixing" your poems; some of the work I'm proudest of has come out of just sitting and writing whatever comes to mind about a particular subject, form and editing be damned.