The Grievances of Geometry
Dear squares,
I am done with you.
I am tired of shoving myself in to meet your parameters.
Perfectionism is not real, no matter how often I try to tell myself.
I want to get a 'B' on a test and not feel ashamed,
I want to not be afraid to ask a boy out,
I want to fuck up, and then laugh.
Your box is enclosing my soul,
trapping it in ninety degree angles of agony.
I have decided to give you up.
I am throwing out my rulers,
Setting aside my straight-edges.
No more length x width,
no more conformity.
I am going to be free!
I am going to dance from treetops and float through the wind.
The ocean is going to carry me through life,
with its everchanging shape and imperfections.
Goodbye theorems,
Hello spontaneity!
I am going to laugh, cry, kiss, and regret.
But I am going to be 100% me,
and that is all I really need.
Love,
An inspiring squiggle
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