Imperfection

• Kahlia Clarke, Grade 10, Mitcham Girls High School
• Poetry
• 2011

3rd in the 'Timeless Tales 2011' competition

I am selfish, I am greedy,
I am jealous, I am needy,
I want the forbidden, I want a lie
I want to live and never die
I crave perfection, I crave youth
I crave ignorance, I crave truth
I am unique, yet I conform
Locked away from dusk ‘til dawn
Treachery, be my friend
I am human until the end