I smile and climb onto your knee.

The journey was long, but needed.

I doubted, but you helped me understand.

You give the questions and the answers.

I curl up in your arms as a child.

You keep me safe.

Even when as a rebellious child, I fought you,

You held my hand, trying to show me that way.

I have been so lost. Searching for your perfection,

It seemed a task I could not even begin to start.

What was the cruel joke in telling me

to seek for something I could not find?

But, in telling me I could not reach my goal,

You simply gave me the key to get one step closer.

The answer you have given me?

It’s easy enough.

To find perfection, you must be strong enough to let go,

Strong enough to be weak.

For only in your imperfection can you be perfect.