MY FAVORITE WORD

When I was a young girI, I wanted to be

A pic of perfection for my family

So I’m writing this rhyme for posterity

So they know what I wanted myself to be:

I wanted calm (til I wanted to scream)

I wanted  wise (but don’t know a thing)

I wanted  structure (can’t keep a routine)

I wanted  nice (but am sometimes mean)

I wanted confident (but often regress)

I wanted  funny (my jokes are a mess)

I wanted gourmet (often fail at cuisine)

I wanted tidy (it never stayed clean)

I wanted healthy (drink too much caffeine)

I wanted industrious (am basically lazy)

I wanted sane (but am basically crazy)

I wanted righteous (rebellion crept in)

I wanted smart (sometimes witless and dim)

Yes, I aimed for perfection (but it was too tough)

So I ended up being ……..good enough.