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I'm Not Perfect

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I'm Not perfect.

 

Some say I'm

too ugly.

Some say I'm

too old.

Some say I'm

too reserved.

Some say I'm

to bold.

 

I am who

I am.

I'm not

fancy or glam.

 

I'm not perfect.

ugly   perfect   not

◄ A Letter to Myself

Ghostly Quiet ►

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Larisa Rzhepishevska

Fri 12th Apr 2013 20:44

Is it really possible to be perfect? There are so many questions to be asked. And... the main one is: What is it to be perfect?

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Shirley Smothers

Fri 12th Apr 2013 19:14

http://mikkimarie.deviantart.com/art/And-That-s-Wrong-364542914

I wanted to give credit to the poem "And That's Wrong" that inspired this one.

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