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Perfect

16 Jan

A man once told me

he’d love me just the way I am

if I were

perfect.

2001.

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Posted by on January 16, 2012 in Poetry

 

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45 Responses to Perfect

  1. Astrid

    January 16, 2012 at 1:04 am

    B R I L L I A N T!

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  2. Richard-Yves Sitoski

    January 16, 2012 at 1:34 am

    That is one of the most amazing, pithy statements I’ve heard in ages. Effing brilliant.

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  3. terri0729

    January 16, 2012 at 3:33 am

    LOL!! I loved every word of It!!!! Grins, Terri

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  4. judithatwood

    January 16, 2012 at 4:35 am

    So poignant. You have a phenomenal way with words.

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  5. The Bipolar Project

    January 16, 2012 at 5:26 am

    Beautiful!

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  6. Kate

    January 16, 2012 at 10:17 am

    If you were perfect
    still such a foolish simple man
    would believe
    you flawed.

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  7. decidetodecideetc

    January 16, 2012 at 11:25 am

    Beautiful haiku!

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  8. ryoko861

    January 16, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    I love that and I know of the person I would give that to! They are SO imperfect, they know it, but I still love them because of it!

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  9. howard johnson

    January 16, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    forget love. it’s not worth the suffering that is losing/getting/keeping it. liking is better, kinder. thanks for liking my posts.

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  10. bipolarmuse

    January 16, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    UGH!! So very true.

    Lovely how it just flows and slaps you with truth.

    Thank you…

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  11. ~L

    January 16, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    Perfection is willing to fail many many times before you get it right… and even then someone in the world will have an opinion that it’s not all that great…

    so that man… he is going to be waiting for love a long time:)

    ~L

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  12. Becky Sain

    January 16, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    Wow…. BAM!

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  13. Paula Tohline Calhoun

    January 16, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    So real – and it reflects the imperfect emotion that many would call “love,” but which actually has nothing to do with the real thing. Bravo!

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  14. Kellie Elmore

    January 16, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    and so he must
    as you remain
    flawless.

    excellent! :)
    here is my offering:
    http://magicinthebackyard.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/shine-eternal/

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  15. dandylion28

    January 16, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    Beautiful!

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  16. meiro

    January 17, 2012 at 12:28 am

    Amazing Haiku.

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  17. Natalie Sunflowers

    January 17, 2012 at 12:41 am

    perfect in his eyes only,
    that’s how it works,

    lovely entry.

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  18. booguloo

    January 17, 2012 at 1:02 am

    If I’m reading this right, that man is an ass. Love the quote, it’s one of my favorites by Sam Keen.

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    • halfwaybetweenthegutter

      January 17, 2012 at 12:15 pm

      That man was an ass of the highest order. I’ll write about him one day.

      Thanks, booguloo, hope you’re well!

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  19. lazfreedman

    January 17, 2012 at 10:09 pm

    I enjoyed :)
    All The Best
    Peace, x
    Laz

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  20. lukewater

    January 20, 2012 at 1:38 am

    Perfection is way
    overrated :)
    -lukewater

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  21. Taylor

    January 20, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    well done,

    perfect in his eyes, of course.

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  22. mairmusic

    January 20, 2012 at 9:34 pm

    love the synergy of verse and photo!

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  23. Cherlyn

    January 22, 2012 at 11:28 pm

    Very powerful for such few words. It’s sad that i’ve heard similar words before. A great piece indeed! Thank you for sharing!

    Here’s mine for the rally: http://cursemymetalbody.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/poetry-thursday-74/

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