Imperfections

By Hailey Bauer,  Grade 7 

Imperfections

A china doll sitting on the shelf

Her perfect face made of glass

Her ballroom gown decked in lace

Hair arranged with not a strand out of place

A permanent smile fixed on her face

Eyes bright blue and shining

I wonder what that china doll would say

If she just came to life one day

That china doll would leave her shelf

Her perfect face of glass cracked

Her ballroom gown torn and ripped

Her hair unraveling as she tripped

Yet a permanent smile still fixed on her face

Eyes still bright blue and shining

While she is no longer perfect and pleasing to the eye

She walks with confidence and holds her head high

For she would rather be free with imperfections

Than be chained with her life perfected