No words could ever encapsulate
How imperfect our existence is
Save for this one:

Flawedness

The flawedness in being
In becoming
The flawedness of our stories
Like the girl too afraid to try
The girl who has tried everything yet yearns for more
The boy who cannot feel
The boy too tired of feeling
The person living despite it all

"How are you?"

I am existing
Living
Trying
Being
Like the rest of us