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The Place I Want To Be

November 8, 2014
By DarkPhoenix16 BRONZE, Carver, Massachusetts
DarkPhoenix16 BRONZE, Carver, Massachusetts
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In reality perfection is a myth,

    but perfection is what I want.

A world where suffering is no more,

    and a universe where everthing has its purpose.

I want to be able to sit under a forever green tree

    within an eternally blooming meadow.

The air would carry the subtle scent of the blooming flowers

    and pollution would be no where to be found.

At the edge of the Forever Meadow would lie a lake,

    its surface as blue as a sapphire and as perfect as glass.

In this perfect world no one would feel unwanted;

    no one would think of themselves as useless.

Everyone would love and be loved,

    and prejudice and baseless hate would be no more.

Lives wouldn't be wasted on useless fights,

    and everyone would live to their full potential.

But then I begin to think.

    What is life without the risks?

      Without failure we cannot learn,

        and without suffering happiness cannot be known.

          Without death life has no meaning.

So though this world must change before it destructs

    there is no place I would rather be,

        than this world with all its perfect imperfactions.


The author's comments:

In English we were discussing what our perfect world would be. My friends each kept telling the class what their version of perfection is it got me thinking. I began to wonder what perfection actually meant. As everyone talked about worlds where sickness, death, fear, and depression didn't exist I thought about how even though these things bring us suffering, they help us to know the good in the world. And when I was finally called on I had my answer. Though this world may not be what they call perfect, I would rather be here where the imperfections of life make it worthwhile and meaningful.


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