On Perfection

(a poem composed by myself while working AM and PM care at summer camp)

Recent encounters with perfection
Have initiated this thread
Subtle, yet engaging,
Questionable, yet said

Defining said word
Perplexing to complete
Considering the struggles
To become one so elite

Perfection is flawless
Every quality just right
Perfect in the eye of the beholder
Because “just right” is a personal fight

In contemplating perfection
Consider what is ideal
The closer a person, place or thing
The better the odds of being real

So as perfection has
Allegedly appeared
I must evaluate all elements
To discover the route I’ve steered

Can a person be perfect?
I firmly believe so
Because the individual in question
Really has to know

To be funny and strong
Chivalrous and sweet
An attitude full of optimism
An individual all would like to meet

On contemplating this man
And how perfect he seems to be
I struggle to get closer
God has a different plan for me

Maybe because I’m moving
Or maybe because I’m not right
Maybe he is just too busy
Maybe this idea wasn’t too bright

Now I am the one attached
Waiting for his call
Stuck, blind by perfection
Dreading departure in the fall

I don’t know what I am
Although I wish I knew
I’ll settle with what I get –
For a breath of perfection in view