Perfection Is Impossible

• Jack Steyn, Grade 6, Sydney Grammar School
• Poetry
• 2008

Finalist in the 'Empowered 2008' competition

One’s abysmal nightmare is another’s utopian scene
And if we shan’t accept that, then who are we to dream
That we will ever exist in a desirable land
Where if we wish for something it will be close at hand
Although this world is wrecked by hurt and sadness
To try and please everyone would be pure madness
So let’s give up trying to achieve perfection
And enjoy life as it is; with affection.