There has been a recurring tendency in my life to live in extremes and to practice binaries as a way of life. Let me tell you this: It's unhealthy.
The blog title "Breathing Between Apathy and Perfection" is not meant to suggest that I don't care or that I'm Whitman-reincarnate, the new standard of American poetic perfection.
It is meant to remind me in every moment I'm on the page that I live in a medium between these extremes; I should not neglect to attempt creative composition because I feel I'll never reach the apex of poetry, and I shouldn't get down on myself for that.
My hope is to bring poetry to this page so it might be shared with people who care about me or the art. Reminding myself of my humanity is only fair (see previous entry's comments on bloggers' tendency to get a bit vain) to the reader, as I hope you'll understand.
I advocate people having and pursuing passion, so let it be said that I don't mean to communicate mediocrity. I intend to present my very best work, and nothing that I find unworthy of reading. If you ever read a poem or creative piece that I've written and feel that your time has been wasted, tell me (gently! please!). Challenge me to keep a high standard--to write to you in the right place between apathy and perfection.
And now and every time, thanks for reading.
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