What if...
What if this one time,
I allow myself to fail?
To enjoy this imperfect life of mine,
And walk through an undiscovered trail!
What if for the rest of my life
I move on with a new insight,
That on some days, being productive is just being alive
and that perfection is overrated, good enough is alright?
What if I forgave and praised myself?
For the times I couldn’t meet my unrealistic expectations
So this time she pressed pause and took time for herself,
And stopped rushing through life for their validation.
Just this once, I’d like to know how it feels to be free
And walk across the road not taken,
And just wait to know where the road takes me,
Even though I could be terribly mistaken!!!
- Purnima Aryal
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Purnima (
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- Comment from author about the poem: When the "perfect" girl realizes that she doesn't have to be perfect all the time.
- Category: Reflection
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Comments2
Inspiring,soul grabbing, breathtaking.After reading this I can’t breathe.help
Nice work 🆗
Oops.Do I need to perform CPR on you maam?😊
My comment on the poem “What if…” by Purnima
“What if this one time,
I allow myself to fail ?...”
To be precise, you are not allowing yourself to fail : you are willing to start a new path and to find out what it has for you. The search for perfection does wear us down, but it has good sides to it : it forces us to discover our hidden abilities.
““The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.”
– Colin R. Davis
Soman Ragavan. 29 March, 2024
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