Perfection

People think I'm perfect.
They think I don't have problems.
They say I'm always happy.
They are wrong!
I'm not perfect.
I have my share of problems.
I'm not always happy. No one is!
I make mistakes just like everyone else. I am good at math.
I am good at sports.
I am good at singing.
I am good at being nice.
I am popular.
I am a good friend.
This does not mean I am perfect, it means I am human.
There is always something you are good at, that does not mean you are perfect.
It means you are human!

Carine T.
Cambridge, Massachusetts

* Reprinted from Positive Teens Magazine Volume 2 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 2000

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