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Compromised Perfection
August 21, 2014
I am completely overwhelmed
With society's perceptions
Or perfection
I do not meet.
Without shrouding my face in makeup,
Or bearing my skin for all to see,
I am nothing.
I will never fit in this staus quo
As long as I like best
What I see in the mirror
At the end of the day
In an old t-shirt and pajama pants,
Rosy cheeks exposed to the world,
And hair slightly frizzed from a tedious day.
There's something here no one else can see.
I'm not claiming flawlessness,
Merely compromised perfection.
© Kara S., Walnut Creek, CA
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This article has 5 comments.
guard-girl GOLD said...
on Sep. 3 2014 at 11:16 am
Wow you seem to have captured perfectly what many teens have been trying to say. i love the message of how no one has to fit in to feel perfect, because God made everyone a specific way, and that is perfect. Great job! :)
Great title, message, and ending. I like the feeling of laid-back(ness) (not a word, by the way :). Just careful with the typos here and there. Otherwise, powerful statement in such a time of low self-esteem due to society's misconstrued perception of beauty.
Olivia-Atlet ELITE said...
on Aug. 25 2014 at 8:52 pm
Amazing lines that dug deep lines in my heart! I could feel every single word of this poem, and I am so happy I was able to read this :) You are a talented poet, and a very unique person with amazing character! Ignore society, becoause you are "Compromised Perfection" as you so poeticall put it! Keep writing my friend, and you'll go far!
As long as we are the best version of ourselves we can be (compromised perfection) then there's no reason to listen to what other people say is wrong with us. :) This poem helped me gain confidence.