
Trapped being perfect
and letting others down
caught in the lies of performance
until I almost drowned
Hearing a commotion
from further down life’s road
a woman shouted back at me:
I’ll tell you what I know
You’ll slip-up in this life
and want to hit the break –
don’t be so hard on yourself
it’s okay to make mistakes
I’d never heard of this before
it was a revelation
Could l forgive myself
throw off my hesitation?
To be imperfect is to be human
and I belong to this flawed race
So, I broke off expectations
and extended myself grace
I enjoyed listening to your poem whilst reading along. Tis a good one! ☝🏻
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Thank you kindly! 💜
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Beautiful poem! Mistakes are the part of life.👌
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They are. Thank you for reading Priti 💜
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😊🙏
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Ace! You do well with so many styles and genres.
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I could say the same of you. Thanks Ben, always appreciate your support and encouragement 🙂
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🙂 Welcome. Keep up the great work!
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Love love love this. A kind reminder..
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💜 Happy to hear Cassa 💜
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of mice and men then
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Accepting the same is becoming beautiful 😍 Love the beautiful poetry.
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This is a lovely thought Kritika (Heart)
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Glad you liked it, Bree. Keep writing and inspiring 🙂
Love and Light
(hearts and hugs)
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Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry. The audio gave life to your words.
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Thank you John, this is very kind of you. Thanks for reading.
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