Imperfect Poem by Saroj Padhi

IMPERFECT

‘There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.'
-Leonard Cohen

Let me be a fool to revel in thousand imperfections
like the crescent Moon beaming at selfies and stars
tossed by army of clouds whose curves let the light in;
and caress Love's million faces with their vile scars,

let me not mind the flimsy cracks in those relationships
that glue to me like shadows completely my very own;
let me not mind drinking from the strained steaming cups,
and stay happy in midst of unresolved issues overgrown;

let me embrace flaws, walk faultily and sing ‘outdated' song
be cozily clad in rough crumpled jeans and childish T-shirt,
pooh-pooh perfection in transient things that scarcely belong
and be a poet with words inadequate to pour out my heart;

let me breathe limitless love in a beautifully imperfect world
where things lying in mess, freedom to calmness do herald!

COPY RIGHT: @ SAROJ K. PADHI / 28.05.18