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Perfect

October 16, 2011
By Jumper008 SILVER, Exton, Pennsylvania
Jumper008 SILVER, Exton, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Perfect
Purr-fect
What a
Sweet-Sounding
Word

But it's not

Who can be Perfect?
It's just not
Possible.

You can only be
Close

Perfect is like pi
It's a number?
A thing
That goes on and
On

It's that mountain
You spend so many hours
On
Trying to reach for
It

You are so
close
to the top
But just as you
Reach up to grab
The tip,
It crumbles in
Your hand

You fall,
Air finally cooling the sweat on
Your
Hands
And you think,

Perfect


The author's comments:
Having a goal of perfection is good, but sometimes, if one focuses too much on perfection, it can end up hurting them.

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sumer44 GOLD said...
on May. 26 2012 at 11:52 pm
sumer44 GOLD, Arvada, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family.

This is a really good poem. I like how it flows and how u compare perfect.

on Dec. 1 2011 at 4:27 pm
Jumper008 SILVER, Exton, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Thanks! :)

KShep12 GOLD said...
on Dec. 1 2011 at 9:22 am
KShep12 GOLD, Lake Butler, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
"It isn't where you came from, its where you're going that counts." -Ella Fitzgerald

I really like how you said Perfect is like pi. It's a number. Many people feel like that. They struggle with weight issues trying to be perfect! Good job:)

on Nov. 19 2011 at 6:57 am
XxMidnightKissxX SILVER, Hardinsburg, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
Love me or hate me, I don't care which, just don't try and change me.

This is really good!!!

on Nov. 18 2011 at 9:08 pm
Jumper008 SILVER, Exton, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Thanks for the comment! :)

on Nov. 14 2011 at 10:13 pm
J-Poetry-R SILVER, Enterprise, Alabama
6 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;My greatest writings are on the pages of life&quot;<br /> - J-Poetry-R

unique, creatuve, purr-fect. Hope to read more at this quality

on Oct. 30 2011 at 9:02 pm
Jumper008 SILVER, Exton, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Thanks! 

on Oct. 27 2011 at 3:50 pm
RayBaytheDinosaur GOLD, Hampton, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Thats an intresting way to think of the word.. lol i never thought of it that way xD good job!