Perfection

Perfection.
A powerful, dangerous, terrible word.
Something terminal.
Something murderous.
That's how bad it is.

Desired but not reachable.
This is the cold hard truth.
Perfection is a disease.
Denial can only take you so far.
The illusion has been shed.

Never going to be good enough.
Wondering why I'm wasting my time.
I stay wrecked and jealous,
For this simple reason.
That word just wears me out.

Wounded generation take refuge.
Close your eyes and ease your troubled minds.
Because one man's trash
Is another man's treasure,
Where apathy lies between.

Reviews

[Sunny]

Honestly, you just changed my point of view of perfection. (OH AND BY THE WAY YOUR MUSIC TASTE IS FANTASTIC.)

[Gabrielle Linch]

Thank you so much, sweetheart!

[Sunny]

Aw aw aw aw, you're welcome.

[ayele marie dalmeida]

i love how you use "one man's trash is another man's treasure " i tough it went so well , and it complimented your point of view on perfection.
perfecting is every generation downfall , and we girls have it so rough on trying to measure up to celebrities and even our friends
i hate that even when we know that celebrities photos have been retouched a lot , we still feel the need to be hard on ourselves to be perfect , to have the perfect life that our idols have. I hate the word too , and i love how you expressed this in this piece .
this is truly inspirational . you've just became one of my new favorite writers .
thanks for sharing

[Gabrielle Linch]

Everyone has insecurities but the media is the one who spoon feds us them. By saying a well fit women that is probably around size 10-14 is a plus sized model, that makes young girls who around that size or bigger feel horrible about themselves. And I know what you mean when you say "trying to measure up to even our friends," because my best friends appears to be excellent at everything that she tries and it's frustrating for someone like me who always continues to fails when they attempt something. And even when I am great at something, she always seems to be better so I have to live up to not only her exceptions but her families as well. But anyways, you're a sweetheart! And thank you so much for reading.

[ayele marie dalmeida]

your're welcome

[Al R. Arce]

Good piece. Well written. However it needs more depth. More layers. Thank you for submitting!

[Glen Yumang Manese]

Wounded generation take refuge.
Close your eyes and ease your troubled minds.
Because one man's trash
Is another man's treasure,
Where apathy lies between.
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Wounded generation take refuge.
Close your eyes, ease troubled minds.
Because one man's trash
Is another man's treasure,
Where apathy lies between.
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I believe that one line can be shorten and still hit its mark...as for the theme and meaning of this verse...it presents itself in the lines and goes bout how perfection is not attainable...