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Per-fec-tion (noun) / pərˈfekSH(ə)n/ noun Perfection isn’t An Endearing personality That captivates all who see you Paired with a captivating voice Others look up to Waking up every morning With a smile on your face As you walk through life The embodiment of beauty and grace Passing through Day to day trials with ease Treating the storms of life As if they were only a breeze That’s madness Perfection is Coming home to bills Scattered across the kitchen table Wondering if your daughter’s childhood Will ever be stable Having a face marked with A new wrinkle line Paired with your Unquenched need for more wine Not knowing if the tears will stop Or where to run When your best friend’s Time on Earth is done That’s imperfect
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Jul 11, 2018
Jul 11, 2018 at 12:05 AM UTC
Correcting Society's Definition
Per-fec-tion (noun) / pərˈfekSH(ə)n/ noun Perfection isn’t An Endearing personality That captivates all who see you Paired with a captivating voice Others look up to Waking up every morning With a smile on your face As you walk through life The embodiment of beauty and grace Passing through Day to day trials with ease Treating the storms of life As if they were only a breeze That’s madness Perfection is Coming home to bills Scattered across the kitchen table Wondering if your daughter’s childhood Will ever be stable Having a face marked with A new wrinkle line Paired with your Unquenched need for more wine Not knowing if the tears will stop Or where to run When your best friend’s Time on Earth is done That’s imperfect
Perfection lacks the things in life that make it beautiful and worth living. Life is raw and unfiltered and perfection is unattainable so I think it's a shame that we're encouraged to portray ourselves as perfect in society today and act as if we never struggle. In real life, I think perfection is imperfect because imperfection is what makes everyone who they are life worth living.
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Jul 11, 2018
Jul 11, 2018 at 12:05 AM UTC
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