When I Fell

​I knew it wasn’t perfect
when I fell
screaming
falling
They say progress
not perfection
but I was falling
and then I wasn’t
I was crawling
carving black holes
into my eyes
clawing my way
into the void
They say it’s never perfect
but it felt
so much worse
I was afraid
to offer up my defects
as a peace offering
I asked that
this time
it be right
but then I fell
They say give up the fight
but I fell
and I fell
and I’m falling
It’s never perfect
so I jumped