Yeah, another one. This one is just so predictable and unoriginal I could cry, but in my defense, the prompt was imperfect (which just screams predictable, angsty Avril-generated shite).
you were always the
/ little – miss – popular /
the p r e t t y one
the role-model
...
( weren't you, darling? )
.
you're
rox – xanne
(( weasley ))
the straight – o student
the resident broken-heart-fixer
everybody's best friend
( but are you really? )
.
you're the first one to get picked
( you never asked )
the number – one problem-solver
( you always know – or do you? )
fashionista / teacher's pet / best friend
but no-one can be perfect, y'know?
( no you don't / yes you do)
.
because, yeah, you used to like being perfect
everyone liking you and all that shite
so you dolled yourself up
gave everyone an
(utterly / fake)
lipstick-painted smile
and then suddenly
everyone's your best friend
( right? )
.
but you know you can't keep up the pretense
and anyways you're getting tired of being
ever-perfect
(oh, yes, dependable little roxy, sweet little roxy)
.
so then you start to
d e l i b e r a t e l y
un-perfect-ify yourself
( a.k.a. rebel against perfection – but it's a mistake, roxy dear )
you dye your hair
(( violent electric-blue ))
you trash your fashion magazines
bye-bye, / teen witches weekly /
and you purposely fail all those tests
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and damn, it feels oh-so-good
(a temporary effect of rebellion, darling, nothing permament)
.
because it's no use trying to
run / away / from / yourself
the dye will fade
the euphoria'll dissolve
so, might as well go back to being
painfully – perfect, right?
(wrong, baby girl.)
.
trying to be ever-perfect
(strikethrough)
rebel against everyone?
(been there, done that)
so why not just
be yourself ?
.
.not
/ pretty / dependable /
(pretend) perfect
little roxy
/
or
/
teenage rebel
/ i hate everyone /
h e a r t l e s s / as / h e l l
candy-stealing roxanne
/
but maybe just
r o x a n n e
the girl with the
paint – splattered bedroom
charcoal – stained sketchbook
bitten fingernails
u n r u l y scarlet curls
brokendreams / endlesshope
and a secret desire to
f - l – y
.
and so maybe you're not
p e r f e c t l y – p e r f e c t
ora
teenage / rebel
but hey, who cares?
.
maybe
( just maybe )
you like ( love )
being
(( imperfect ))
/ 'cause hell, you're you
and that's all that matters /