Perfectly Imperfect

Create a poem with me

Use these sentence stems to write a poem about yourself

I am______________________________________________ (two or three words to describe you)

I awoke this morning ______________________________ (two words of description)

I found myself ____________________________________ (where or feeling how)

I saw something __________________________________ (normal or unusual)

I thought about ___________________________________ (something good)

That reminds me of _______________________________ (something that is good)

I am _____________________________________________ (repeat the first line of your poem)

I believe in ______________________________________    (a feeling word or phrase)

I want to believe in ________________________________ (something you question but hope for)

I know that _____________________________________________________________________________

I hope that _____________________________________________________________________________

I am sure about _________________________________________________________________________

I am _____________________________________________ (repeat the first line of your poem)

I already _________________________________________ (something you are doing)

I will learn to ____________________________________   (something that you are working toward)

I am moving ____________________________________________________________________________

As I ____________________________________________________________________________________

I will be _________________________________________________________________________________

I am _____________________________________________ (repeat the first line of your poem)

What does your poem say about you?

It reflects how you view yourself. Sometimes we need to pause and give ourselves grace. We are imperfect, we make mistakes, and occasionally we get things wrong…and that’s ok. Growth happens when we give ourselves permission to evolve without fear or burden of perfection.