Im(perfect)

Folder: 
2017

Cracks are unavoidable

on man-made concrete

on emboldened heart strings

and on plenty of other not-so-broken things

 

Secret flaws we cannot shake

plain deficiencies we cannot hide

burning pain deep within ourselves

as searing

as a cragged canyon

miles wide

 

While everything worth pursuing

demands compassion

down to the cellular level...

the singular purpose of aspiring towards perfection

as the only measure of success

will inevitably crumble

upon the ill-begotten weight of expectation

 

So improve,
Improve away!

...but also find serenity along the deficiencies of your honest path
while cultivating acceptance for your shortcomings
(and some of theirs, too)
convince yourself of your strengths, your worth
your talent, your voice
and make appropriate noise
as a boulder would, where menacing graveyards of sand deter
and as a member of nobody else's smooth nirvana but yours
View deepblue's Full Portfolio
sweetwater's picture

I like this very much, it has

I like this very much, it has a very good and strong message. Sue.

deepblue's picture

you are very kind, thank you

you are very kind, thank you :)

allets's picture

Benign Perfection

In all the worlds

of all the universe's

spaces, perfection

is what God made,

before humans 

discovered

and described

it.

.