Sunday, April 08, 2007

Perfection

"I love you, too."

Perfection

In the solemn garden of gray, plain faces, have you yet met the one that glows? The face that stands out and beckons to you – and whispers to you, "You have found me," over the incomprehensible racket of the throng that stood between. You have not seen that face before but you recognize it. You knew that face. You have caressed it countless times over the course of a million vague but blissful dreams.

And suddenly, all vagueness is dispelled when you first lay eyes on that face. Your life – your entire existence will funnel into that millisecond of recognition and intense clarity. This is the moment you’ve been living for. With an upwelling smile that threatens to explode within you, you’ll tell yourself; "This is it." You’ll repeat that emphatically with joyful tears pooling behind your eyes; “This is it.”

This is Love at First Sight.

“This is it.”

What ensued will be madness with great dollops of folly and extra helpings of nerve. You’ll wade across the crowd, shaking off those who try to hold you back and shove those who stood in the way. It matters not how hard it is, nor how far. All you know is that you rather die trying than to lose sight of her – and never again find her.

And when you actually reach to stand by her side, you’ll see that she was lovelier up-close than you have or can ever imagined. She was everything you’ve been expecting and a whole world more. She’s exquisite. She’s flawless.

She’s Perfect.


I know all about Perfection. I know because I love her.

Perfection bears the danger of rendering everyone around her inadequate. Perfection magnifies the most insignificant of blemishes and faults into the most hideous leprosy. You’ll know when you have met Perfection when you loathe the sight of yourself in the mirror. Perfection can make you small. Perfection had made me small.

I’m not good enough for Perfection. I was forced to let her go because she belongs to someone much better, greater than me. I had to turn and walk away – broken and incomplete. You can’t leave Perfection without leaving most of yourself behind.

I knew then at the first step of walking away that I’ll always look back – stealing glances now and again of that one face that held me captivated over a crowd of featureless faces, and had told me that I’ve "found" her years ago. And I’ll carry with me always that empty space within me which aches now without respite.

That ache will remind me – whether I’m thirty, fifty, or one hundred years old – that I have once stood in the light of Perfection.

And my heart has never left her.



Imperfect,

k0k s3n w4i

9 comments:

mg said...

somehow i do understand a lil bit of what perfection is eventho it's not the same as urs. life is never the same after u've found the perfect one which was never meant to be urs.

*am i making sense here? i sound like i don't*

all the best!

Anonymous said...

eh, such a beautiful post

sXydeViL said...

you know everything happens for a reason... and if she is not meant to stay, you have to let her go... nevertheless feeling the worst heartache ever...

Ive been there, done that too... Sux big time. sigh...

be strong ok... don't leave urself behind. it is not worth it... Everyone falls down at least once in the process of running and catching up with the future. So just stand up and brush your knees and continue walking. Everything will be alright soon... remember, every cloud has a silver lining... *smiles*

Anonymous said...

Being a pessimist, I find that perfection tends to crumble over time. That even the most glorious of goddesses will reveal feet of clay sooner or later.

Damn me and my cynicism.

k0k s3n w4i said...

@michelleg

A person is perfect because you've made them that way. :)

@anonymous

*bows*

@sexydevil

It's nice to sit on the ground awhile and watch the world walk by. Maybe someone will notice and help pick me up.

@michellesy

You're right, mitch. But then again, perfection in memory remains perfect forever.

Someone called me a cynic once, too. :)

Anonymous said...

hey mate.

cheer up.
kita orang standard karang dah sama.

k0k s3n w4i said...

@gee

Betul tu... :)

Anonymous said...

letting go, is what we need to learn. but letting go doesn't mean, u stop caring. letting go is just because you love her. letting go so that she can find something she need which she already think that you can't provide her.

i realise this lately. i'm letting go. because i love her.

but though, if she ever come back to you, she's really meant for you.

Cheers.

k0k s3n w4i said...

@nis

Life's little tragedies... nothing time can't put shipshape again. I'll just have to be a better man.

And you, cheer up, k? What doesn't kill you just makes you stronger.