Imperfect

You love me, as imperfect as I am

because I fought for you, stood up for you,

because I’ve always been there for you

yet you have no one here to talk to.

 

What a flawed, imperfect world we live in,

when the little I can still offer

and the smiles and tantrums of a little man

are enough for you to embrace the hollow.

 

For some, a safe haven and an embrace are enough.

Enough to live for, love for, die for…

enough if you never knew better before;

imperfectly perfect… full, but not enough.

 

I would’ve shown you this, had you asked

and maybe you’ll still read this soon,

but this is not the poem you deserve

because you deserve a spark that is not there.

 

MdG 25-4-2010  (3:00)