Oh, I am a lovely,
paradoxical thing,
a slug in the slime,
a bird on the wing.
I'm riddled with defects.
I'm goodness galore.
I'm wondrous and loving.
I'm cracked to the core.
I'm petty. I'm giving.
I'm sweetness. I'm snot.
I'm everything beautiful--
everything not.
So please don't discard me
when I miss the boat;
honor those traits
that keep me afloat,
and I'll do the same
when bearing with you,
for one thing I know
that's most certainly true:
You are a lovely,
paradoxical thing,
a slug in the slime,
a bird on the wing...
Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.