Imperfection Attained

She listens to them screaming,

Her head against the wall,

Not being able to pull herself away,

Though her heart is breaking.

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Even though the pieces.

Have still not been picked up,

She still listens through that wall,

Wondering if it will ever stop.

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All she wants is the perfect life,

Filled with jewels and pretty dresses.

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Even though she knows

That it will never come true,

She still tells herself,

That perfection is hers to attain.

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Imperfection is all she's known,

Yet she tries so hard to change

Herself every day.

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Because it's all her fault,

That they shout

And she listens.

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She listens to them screaming,

Her head against the wall,

Not being able to pull herself away,

Even though her heart is

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