Flawed on Purpose

Polarized imperfect,

With sour notes and sweet

Ironically impermanent;

Forever incomplete

A constant work in progress,

A sculpture unrefined

Embracing the rough edges;

These flaws are by design

Author's Note

To illustrate this little poem, I'd like to note that after writing it, I stood up and saw that I had been sitting on a peanut M&M...

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

and as i think about your poem .. isn't it amazing that so many things humans create tend to demand perfection ;)

and .. did you allow yourself the 5 second rule anyway ... given the unknown couch time for the peanut?

E.

[Rita L. Sev]

Lol! If you knew how much dog and cat hair was on all of my furniture, E... the sweet chocolate is not worth a mouthful of fuzz! Yes, too much demand for perfection... and no one agrees on its definition anyway... Thank you!

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ..........

[Constance Payne]

I adore this. It says so much in so few lines and makes one realize that those differences are special.

I would love to print this for my office wall if you are okay with that. :)

[Rita L. Sev]

:) I would be honored to be on your wall, Constance! Glad you liked this one. Thanks!

[Constance Payne]

I work as an Independent Living Specialist. I spend my days helping people remain or regain personal independence in their own homes regardless of age or disability. Often those who are considered the most "disabled" get the most grief about wanting to be independent. This poem of yours fits their worlds so well. I adore it. Thank you for allowing me to share.

[Moonie]

The last line gets the cake... Indeed, the flaws and imperfections in us are also our qualities, and we should learn to embrace them.

[Rita L. Sev]

Exactly. Thank you, Daughter.

[Lizardo]

Ah the last line Rita, That one gave me a lo to think about
''These flaws are by desing''
Incredible poem, I don enjoy this a lot!

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Lizardo - so glad you enjoyed!

[Diana]

Hah hah. Laughing at the humor and irony in your author's note... I like the imperfections popping out at me here, though I'm a little sleep-deprived and it made my head spin a little.

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! Sorry about the head spin, Diana - I was just having some fun. :) Thanks!

[ANTO]

This made me wonder - if we are always incomplete and we are made in the image of God... see where im goin with this...lol
A thought-provoker from our brain-stoker
:)

[Rita L. Sev]

Ah, yes - you are quite the philosopher, Anto! Indeed - - - do you remember a song called "God-shaped Hole"? Perhaps there God has an Anto-shaped hole, and a Rita-shaped hole, and a...

[ANTO]

'God shaped hole' I don't but I soon will Rita thanks for that - I wrote a poem called 'Do you remember a time when you were' - based on a book called 'The White Hole in Time' - when I read it, it was the first time I felt that I might be part of the 'God-head' if you like - and that was after being schooled in Catholic dogma for 25-odd years!!
:) - I always learn soemthing new from you Rita - thanks for that

[Troy Henson]

Clever Rita!

As I read I thought "hmm" then the authors note I went "A ha!"

Nicely done.

[Rita L. Sev]

;) Thanks, Troy!

[NeiL ArandA]

First I thought It was an all purpose flour gone wrong until I read the authors note . The word polarized was cleverly used so it makes it a little tricky to guess the answer . Never thought that M&M demise can still conjure a piece .

[Rita L. Sev]

;) That M&M really humbled me, that's for sure! Thanks, Neil!

[Lyn Anderson]

Ha ha, flawed on purpose indeed. A lovely little gem, and a funny note.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, KL - yep, a perfectly good M&M, wasted... ;)