The quiet after every storm has finally arrived I no longer chase the versions of me that I contrived I sit here with the pieces that I once tried to repair And find the beauty waiting in the cracks that brought me there No need to prove or polish or become someone new The simple truth of being me is all I have to do The heart that beat through every night has learned to rest at last And in this stillness I discover what was always vast Perfectly imperfect I have come to rest Perfectly imperfect this is where I’m blessed No more running no more trying to be more Perfectly imperfect I am at my core The voices that once judged me have grown quiet in the breeze I walk these days without the weight of trying to please I greet the mirror like an old and trusted friend And smile at every flaw that helped me reach the end The life I lived through filters finally falls away I breathe the air of freedom in the light of day I hold myself with kindness that I never knew before And in this gentle holding I am whole once more Perfectly imperfect I have come to rest Perfectly imperfect this is where I’m blessed No more running no more trying to be more Perfectly imperfect I am at my core The journey through the darkness brought me to this open shore I see the value in the scars I used to abhor I live each moment as the man I truly am No longer hiding parts of me or giving them a damn The peace I feel is deeper than I ever thought could be It lives inside the simple act of just allowing me I am the sum of every step that led me here tonight And in this quiet knowing everything feels right Perfectly imperfect I have come to rest Perfectly imperfect this is where I’m blessed No more running no more trying to be more Perfectly imperfect I am at my core