Is perfection worth destroying yourself over?
Because I tried to be perfect
and I feel like it just wasn’t worth
my tears,
my effort,
my time,
my self-respect.
Everything I sacrificed
from my friends
to my hobbies;
from my dreams
to my happiness;
just for one word,
it didn’t feel right.
And you’d think that it would get easier
but sacrficing who I was,
in the name of perfection,
just kept me feeling more
weighed down and suffocated
by that unattainable title.
So what does perfection cost?
If it is who I am and the things that I love,
I’d rather live without it.
Jynx Frostbyte 