UNNAMED

perfection isn't all it's cracked up to be

Perfection is overrated

The body we see

With the flawless skin and perfect smile

Is a vessel for pain.

 

“Perfection” hides everything

That we do not want the world to see

It hides the unpleasant, the broken dreams

It hides what we never were...perfect.

 

If perfection existed

Then wars won’t be fought

And battles won

And people wouldn’t be sad.

 

I strive for perfection

I strive for a goal that seems impossible

Because everyone around me

Sees what they think I am...perfect.

 

If I were perfect

Then my tears

Would have no reason

And my anger would be non-existent

And all my days will be laughter.

 

You put me on this pedestal

That is too high for me to get off of

And if I fall even once

I ruin what was once...perfect.

 

I am a human being

I am perfectly imperfect

I mess up and start again

Because that is what humans do.

 

I am not an object for your fascination

I am not an anomaly

I do not want to be who you want me to be

I do not want to be...perfect.