Be Perfect

this is everything my mom wants me to be and everything I am not.

Be perfect. Stop making mistakes and be perfect. Everything you do is scrutinized by those who see themselves above you and they say be perfect.

Every morning my mom greets me by saying “ Get good grades, make the right decisions, make me proud.”

Make. Me. Proud. Meaning my best will never be enough for you, because my best isn’t perfection.

Even when I am broken and crying, begging you for attention

You shut me out saying you don’t have to listen

Your expectations set the bar so high I need a stepping stool just to touch them

I push myself beyond my limits to make you happy but

No that isn’t perfection

Perfection is always knowing the right answer, It’s surpassing great in everything you do, blazing a path for every one to follow. Perfect finds the cure for cancer.

 Perfect knows how to fix a broken heart.

Perfect isn’t me. I almost never get anything right; I am miles behind great,

I don’t want to be perfect I want to be loved.

Your love means more to me than being perfect

MOM the perfect acronym for everything you are supposed to be

Maternal Open-minded Motivational

Instead you are borderline OCD running my life

You never know when enough is enough

Sometimes I want to make my own decisions

 Maybe I know what college I want to go to

But, no, that doesn’t matter because I don’t agree with you.

My life is just an extension of everything you didn’t get to do

But I wasn’t born to be you I was born to be me

Every flaw defines who I am

Why cant you accept I don’t want to be perfect I just want to be me

Author's Note

Please tell me how you feel

Reviews

[Mily]

This is so amazing.
It really carries the feeling that you feel..
And honestly, the feeling is quite shared.
It'll be okay.
You are and always will be loved.
Keep writing.
You'll be okay.
Stay strong.

[Willowbabyz]

thank you very much