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mistaken for perfect
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you aren't perfect.
i know this.
dont remind me.
why?
because you already
remind yourself?
day after day-
every other minute;
your thoughts
overthink and rethink
the problems you have caused
the words you have spoken
the people you have hurt
the hearts that you have broken.
does it truly make up for it
if you, too,
were hurting?
if you, too,
were broken?
does it make it right if
it were your emotions
that overwhelmed you
and caused you to
lash out?
that you were fighting to
stay alive
to keep moving
to keep working?
that the burdening weight
of your past
had grown too heavy
for your shoulders
so you had to stop
and rest
and isolate?
you couldnt carry anymore-
you couldnt handle anymore.
the pressure was crushing you.
the stress was eating you alive.
you didnt intend those things.
you didn't mean to make a mess.
you didn't mean to hurt anyone.
but i did.
even knowing my
tendency
to screw things up-
i still tried.
i tried to make things
better.
i tried to make everyone
happier.
i tried to push
my pain aside
and push through.
but i failed.
have you any forgiveness
in your heart?
yes.
for others.
perhaps
you should learn to
share.
perhaps
you should learn to
love yourself
with the intensity
of love you
freely handout.
perhaps-
you should accept
that you are human.
your mistakes do not define you
- alb
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published: JAN 12TH, 2023
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Poetrypoems simply about love <3 however, you will come to find it may not all be about the kind of love you expect self-love, kindness | heartbreak, hate | all tied together by my perspective and experiences and my ability to paint a picture with my wor...
