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Be Happy, Not Perfect

Chantelle Cox

There's no such thing as perfect.
Where did the word come from?

The perfect Husband, Job, House, Marriage.
We are all human beings, living in a human world.

Most are nice, sincere, loving, even kind.
But perfect causes such unhappiness.

Perfect is unreal, untouchable.
Accept good, well done, and wonderful.
Do your best, Be your best
There is no such thing as perfect.
Be Happy Not Perfect.
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Submitted on September 01, 2015

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Scheme AX XX XX BBXAA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 381
Words 67
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 5
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