Cristina Cornejo
7-1/LA/SS
5/12/06
Draft 4
A Villanelle of Deception

Because we strive for perfection, we live in imperfection.
As we stare in blind admiration, at natures perfect lie,
Perfect beauty at first sight; sakura a true deception.
Our vigorous labored life leads us to the wrong perception,
We look instinctively at sakura and blankly imply,
Because we strive for perfection we live in imperfection.
By observing unreasonably we make the wrong connection,
By judging from the cover, we never see with our third eye,
Perfect beauty at first sight, sakura a true deception.
Our paradigms prohibiting us from a true reflection,
We struggle for an unrealistic goal that makes us cry,
Because we strive for perfection we live in imperfection.
Paying more attention to our superficial complexion,
Caring less and less about the true values we should live by,
Perfect beauty at first sight, sakura a true deception.
Even though sakura are the ideal predilection,
We should look beyond the beauty, to the part that we deny,
Because we strive for perfection we live in imperfection,
Perfect beauty at first sight; sakura a true deception.