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Perfect Imperfection  

by David Barziza 

I am a perfect imperfection

I am a grenade 

I am the monster under your bed

I am the double scoop, rocky road, coconut shaving topped, waffle cone at marble stone ice cream

For when you pull the pin you get a few second of unrivaled bliss

with anxious thoughts of what might happen

then i shake your very foundation

blow you away

forcing you to run in fear bearing the scars i leave upon you

if i didn’t kill you

but before you met me

you were happy

content

you take a second peak and i appear

i make you shiver at the thought of me

me revealing my self to you

I force your mind to race

with fear

But I’m a flashy guy

you take a bite and you love every second of it

you want more and more and more and more and more

thats when i strike

I make you freeze in pain

I make you evaluate taking another bite

you bite

they always do

this time with caution

but I’m so damn tasty

you for a split second

trade that caution for trust

I strike again

and this time

the only one to blame

is you