Un-Perfect

There's something refreshing and beautiful in authentic, real, & true

A change in the atmosphere that can spread all around you

When every word is truly meant to be taken exactly as it's spoken

A promise may be a promise, but only until it's broken

This plastic, shiny, sparkling beauty that seems to be your goal

Just a programmed, varnished image designed to fill a hole

Inside of you, inside of me... Something just doesn't seem right

But its easier to smile and nod and never put up a fight

Reality is this: some of us can tell, maybe more than meets the eye

It's much more obvious than you imagine, we just don't see why

What's so wrong with anger, sadness, frustration, tears, & screams?

Beautiful is letting go and making known our fears and dreams

The most precious in ourselves is found in what we try to hide

Flaws and doubts and feelings aren't meant to stay inside

This smile and way of speaking, watching what you say

This will break, shatter to pieces and reveal itself someday

So, from one un-perfect human to another, I challenge you

When someone asks "How are you?", wonder if they knew

All your thoughts and feelings, if they could read you like a book

Don't answer with a canned response, take a second look