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What’s something you’re holding onto but you know you should let go of?
Write about something you're still holding onto. It can be a memory, person, thing, etc.
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Perfection

The golden child,

The rule follower,

The role model.

Perfect grades,

Impeccable fashion,

Never a toe out of line.

But what if,

There’s more to life,

Than doing everything right.

A slip,

A mistake,

What if it’s a benefit?

What if perfection,

Or the goal of it,

Is a curse and not a blessing.

Change your career,

Say something stupid,

Toe the line.

Because only in failure do you learn,

Or so I’m told.

My brain won’t let me do it.

Maybe one day,

One day I’ll let lose,

Run free of the rules I’ve set for myself.

But not today,

Today I hide in my false perfection,

Aching to be someone else.

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