Did I Wake Up Flawless

Did I wake up flawless?

It certainly doesn’t feel like it.

Actually

I think I woke up with more flaws than I fell asleep with

Is my forehead still growing?

Are these clothes still too tight?

My teeth are getting more crooked every hour

And my acne has overrun my face

Did I wake up flawless?

I think the answer’s clear

I didn’t wake up flawless

But that’s no secret to anyone

I didn’t wake up like this

I worked for it

I didn’t wake up an honors student

I didn’t wake up with a high GPA

I woke up with determination

That’s all you really need

If you wake up every morning expecting to be flawless

You’ll be disappointed every time

But if you wake up determined to be flawless

Disappointment will be the farthest thing from your mind

So no

I am not flawless

I’m probably more flawed than most

But that’s okay

My flaws make me who I am

Big forehead

Big hips

Crooked teeth

Acne

And all of the others

Have made me into the person I am today

I can’t say I’m at the place where my physical appearance is the thing I love most about me

But I can say that my intellect is

I love shocking my English teachers with my vocabulary

I love surprising my math and science teachers with my ability to grasp complex concepts

I love being able to have discussions with my social studies teachers about past and current events

I love learning

I love that there’s a world full of things to discover just waiting for me

I love walking into a classroom and being able to say that I’m in my element

I didn’t wake up like this

I woke up with determination and built myself form the ground up