To my dear poems, Although you're close to me, I will no longer strive for perfection with you For I believe the raw emotions and imperfections make you beautiful and I am too in love with your flaws The scraps of paper with scribbled words Coffee stained napkins where sudden inspiration hit Temporary words on palms And unlike mine, I love your scars You let my heart speak without a filter and the more perfection I force upon you by replacing words and rewording my pain, it becomes nothing more than a never ending game, making me obsessed about your appearance, I end up with useless words that make not a difference. So instead of giving you hours, I will give you each a piece of myself and I know it will remain safe with you. From your imperfect writer