First of all, thank you to Mettie, Aslan Israel, swtdreamz101, kp silent, Nelson Wells, VTvivian, Alexz Lynn, and The-unimportant-item for their reviews. I greatly appreciate every single one of them. And a special thanks goes out to Mettie for putting me on her favorite list. Thank you so much! :)

A poem on imperfection, failure, and how we're allonly human.

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Only Me

Imperfection pulls me down.

I slip. I fall and slowly drown.

Exposed, my flaws lay cold and bare,

Revealing when I didn’t care.

My heart wide open to the world,

Unrolling secrets tightly curled,

I’m worse than anybody knew

And now my punishment is due.
Hit me. Punch me. Strike me down.

From my head knock pride’s gold crown.

I’m nothing, just a gilded mask

Pretending that I own the flask

Of goodness and integrity.

But I am only me.

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Constructive criticism welcome.