My life has been very clear
There was perfect or there was not.
Each had gradation
But the division line was firm.
There were 6 pages of Perfect in the Oxford English Dictionary
I wish I could say Word Perfect pages, but only word now.
There were many Not Perfect definitions.
At least not perfect for me.
So:
Not – as good as it could possibly be
Not – free from any flaw or defect
Not – precisely exact
Not – highly suitable, but maybe exactly right
Sometimes my perfect may be exactly right.
Not – absolute
Not – mathematics
Not – perfect tense
Perhaps the archaic verb
with a different syllabic emphasis
– to bring to completion, to finish.
And as I age, Perfect shows up more and more,
and the not perfect is less imperfect,
less faulty, less defective.
Bryan returned to my Reiki appt.
I had reached the stage of Not so Perfect regrets.
He told her to tell me He loved me.
And everything had been perfect!