Flaws
A Free Verse
I am made entirely of flaws
Of calloused palms and scraped knees
Jaded by years of mistakes
Failed struggles—a catastrophe
But behind every flaw is a beauty
Behind calloused palms is a talent
A scraped knee from wildly running kites
Mistakes from trying a thousand times
Behind every struggle is a lesson learned
A catastrophe stitched with excellence
I am made entirely of flaws
An imperfection held with pride
© 2016 Maria. All Rights Reserved.
Scent you left by AnnaO-Photography
In response to MindLoveMisery’s Menagerie’s photo challenge #117 and The Daily Post prompt: Struggle.
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June 15, 2016 at 6:32 pm
I wish I had your poetry writing skills! How did you learn to write so beautifully?!
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June 15, 2016 at 6:49 pm
Awweee, that’s very kind of you. Thank you, April! 🙂 I do know I still have a loooot more to learn. Books and our fellow bloggers here helped me a lot in honing my writing. I’m sure you could write equally beautiful poems yourself, too. 😉
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June 15, 2016 at 6:54 pm
I’m new to the poetry writing so I have tons to learn but I just love poems so much 🙂 and thanks!
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June 16, 2016 at 10:18 am
As long as we love them, we’ll never run out of poems. ❤ Looking forward to more of your poems soon! 🙂
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June 15, 2016 at 7:41 pm
nice one….
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June 16, 2016 at 10:19 am
Thank you! 🙂
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June 15, 2016 at 9:00 pm
‘A catastrophe stitched with excellence’…. Brilliant! An extremely powerful poem! ☺
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June 16, 2016 at 10:20 am
Thank you, S! Glad you enjoyed this one. 🙂 🙂
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June 16, 2016 at 2:33 am
You have weaved a truly beautiful poem, Maria! There’s no rhyme scheme technically, but I love your use of similar sounds to give the poem a really easy flow. Great job!!
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June 16, 2016 at 7:05 pm
Thank you, Jade! Ha, you got me there. I somewhat used those words with almost similar sounds. 😀
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June 16, 2016 at 4:53 am
This is wonderful! It sounds like me. LOL! I am made of flaws – woven with mistakes – and loved by Grace.
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June 16, 2016 at 12:10 pm
“flaws – woven with mistakes – and loved by Grace.” ~ THIS is beautiful PJ! And so are you. 🙂 ❤
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June 16, 2016 at 6:56 pm
Thank you so much Maria! 🙂
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June 16, 2016 at 10:23 am
No beauty as beautiful as what is flawed beauty. Lovely piece.
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June 16, 2016 at 12:14 pm
Thank you, Mandi! So true.. Now this somewhat reminds of a poem you wrote sometime ago about the beauty in wrinkles. 🙂
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June 16, 2016 at 1:28 pm
Yes, for a dear Grandma 😉 it’s actually getting published on Spillwords.com JUNE 17 🙂
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June 16, 2016 at 7:05 pm
Oh wow! That’s tomorrow! 😀 Congrats, Mandi. You deserve it.
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June 17, 2016 at 12:11 am
Thank you Maria 🙂 I’m quite pleased.
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June 17, 2016 at 2:00 pm
You are an incredibly talented poet–these are glorious lines.
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June 18, 2016 at 12:56 am
Awwee you don know how to make me smile. Thank you, Shadeau!! 🙂
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June 18, 2016 at 6:20 am
My words are 100% sincere (you can ask Rosey to be sure!)–you’re most welcome!
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June 18, 2016 at 10:06 am
That’s for sure… ☺️ And for that, thanks again Shadeau!
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June 18, 2016 at 10:18 am
Most welcome always 🙂
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June 17, 2016 at 4:47 pm
“But behind every flaw is a beauty
Behind calloused palms is a talent”
Yes! Yes! Flawed but proud! YES! 😀
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