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Being Perfect in Imperfect

You were never meant

to carry the weight

of becoming flawless.

 

Still, you stood in front of the mirrors

counting every crack within yourself

as if broken things

could never be loved.

 

But look closely

The moon survives with scars,

old books survive with folded pages,

and hearts survive

even after being left unheard.

 

There is something deeply human

about unfinished people.

The way they hesitate while speaking,

the way their hands shake

before holding someone else’s pain,

the way they smile

even after difficult days.

 

Perfection is cold.

It does not tremble,

does not heal,

does not understand.

 

But imperfect people—

they learn softness

from every wound.

They become gentle

because life once wasn’t gentle with them.

 

And maybe that is enough.

Maybe being human

was never about shining without flaws,

but about continuing to love,

to try,

to stay kind

while carrying all those invisible storms inside.

 

So if you ever feel incomplete,

remember this—

 

some souls are beautiful

not because they are perfect,

but because they remained good

in a world

that gave them every reason not to.

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vimi
27 / F
Published
May 17
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imperfectly perfect love life me

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