Original Poems by Arûkir

Chapter 25: Beyond Compare

When was the last time

I made something new?

Got all the time I want,

But I don't feel that's true.

Don't gotta be perfect

By twenty-two,

But part of me still

Feels like I do.

At twenty a new

Adventure begins

And this, my old one,

Comes to an end.

My mom never pushed me

My dad couldn't care

So why do I wish (need)

To be beyond compare?

My novel can wait

My skills can be learned

I'm only eighteen

My world's barely turned

I have all the time

I'll ever need,

But I don't feel

That it's true indeed.

My mom never pushed me,

My dad couldn't care,

So why do I want (need)

To be beyond compare?

The top of my field,

Before I'm all grown,

The smartest, most perfect,

With knowledge unknown.

I want to be perfect,

Beyond compare.

But I know

I'll never get there.

It's better for

My novel to wait,

If I really want it

To turn out great.

I'm smart, and I'm beautiful

And I'm getting there.

I don't have to be perfect,

A prodigy beyond compare.

My mom never rushes me,

My dad will never care.

I'm already perfect,

Beyond compare.

I don't need to rush,

Do everything now.

I'm still a child.

I'm still learning how.