I am far, far from perfect
I shiver in my sleepless night
My thoughts hold weights, trembling fear
Heavier than my neck can withstand
They rage, rage, rage, internal bleed
Knocking dents in my skull
I panic and fear what the future holds
Failure plays, replay on projected walls
Nightmarish images being portrayed
While I am tied to seats to watch
Vivid from start to finish, sweat buckets
And heart beats, I hate horror movies
Vertigo loves to watch me like a bully
On play grounds. I am forgetful of names
Words and spelling too, sometimes
All that aside, my faith holds greatness, destined
With my name inscribed on the machinery beneath
I am human, far, far, far from perfect
How different are you from me, malfunctions
In reflection mirrors, portrayed, adjustments
When being honest, just being honest, to fix, to fix
I enjoyed this and parts reminded me of Clockwork Orange, a favorite movie of mine.
ReplyDeletewow this is weird..i thought of clockwork orange too when i read this!!.i think it is the 'tied to the seats to watch' boy that scene will stay with me for ever.....even so i really enjoyed your take on the prompt..x
ReplyDeleteAnd so did I! Also because of the being tied to seats to watch line.
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I really enjoyed this.
ReplyDeleteI love how you moved through experience and self-depreciation. Writing it all out like this can be cathartic.
Nice...I especially like the last stanza...and yes! Clockwork Orange!
ReplyDeleteHate to be obvious but I too thought Clockwork Orange.
ReplyDeleteThis is great!
ReplyDeleteNice post. You might like this post about being "far from perfect". http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/im-worth-it.html
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