Imperfect

[AmiraUnhuman_MEM]

I vow to be imperfect,
to turn my back on the world,
to do and say things that I can't take back,
and screw up so many times I stop counting.

But I'll also promise you this,
that when it comes to it I will fight for you,
and defend you even when you're wrong.
I'll hug you to keep you from falling apart
and I'll be a light in the dark.

Because I know you're just like me,
a human being who has flaws.

But I love you despite all of them,
because you love me despite them too.


I just randomly woke up one morning and had to write this down. Talk about random inspiration. sweatdrop I think its cause i had a dream about my best friends. Well, please comment. thanks! heart  

[EstoPerpetua]

This is so sweet. The message is very good. The rhythm could be better, but I can't think up any way to improve it as of now. Over all, I really like it!  

[Emmerah]

I love this, and the fact that the rhythm is off also adds to the effect of loving someone because of and despite their imperfections - in my opinion anyways sweatdrop  

[AmiraUnhuman_MEM]

Emmerah

I love this, and the fact that the rhythm is off also adds to the effect of loving someone because of and despite their imperfections - in my opinion anyways sweatdrop

thanks miss emmerah. whee its true that it was not meant to have a rhythm. poetry is all about expressing for me, more than fitting it into a certain beat. and thanks kapow123, i do love it very much. 4laugh  

[evolvingwolf]

I actually really like the disjointed feel to this poem. Dreams are the best inspiration! Everyone thinks that poetry should just flow evenly, but, in truth, poetry is like shorthand journalling. I love this poem. It's very deep in it's own way. Good job! 3nodding  

[AmiraUnhuman_MEM]

Satsenu

I actually really like the disjointed feel to this poem. Dreams are the best inspiration! Everyone thinks that poetry should just flow evenly, but, in truth, poetry is like shorthand journalling. I love this poem. It's very deep in it's own way. Good job! 3nodding

Thank you. As i said before I did not mean for it to have rhythm. I agree with you that poetry is like journaling. smile For me its raw emotional power. The way i do it is i write it as it comes and once i've gotten it out of my system, thats when i fix it and tweak it. I often find if you try too hard to fix it while you are writing it, you lose the inspiration and the feeling, and it becomes too forced. When i look at my first writings i can feel the concentration i put into making it. >< So thank you again, and I hope to see you in the forums again! smile heart  

[evolvingwolf]

I definately agree about losing the inspiration and feeling. The rawer a poem is, the more roughed up and dirty, the better it usually is without all the shining and primping most people do these days.