The perfect life

Many people may think their live is perfect. Truth is, most of their lives are just satisfying.

“I have a perfect life. It isn't much,   But it's enough for me. It keeps me alive   

And happy in a vague way: no disappointments”

He starts by affirming that his life is perfect. Then realizes it’s not really that fulfilling. A perfect life can’t be “enough”, it can’t just keep you alive. It has to exceed all your expectations and it has to make you feel like you are truly living. You may feel like everything is ok because there are no disappointments. But then you will start to understand that “ok” will never be enough. You will feel empty, and nothing will be as you perceived it before. He says that in order to have a perfect life you have to grab on to a delusion. I disagree with this. You shouldn’t spend all your life grabbing on to something that was never more than a misconception. If you do, one day you will realize your life was never joyful. As I read this poem, I picture an old man full of regrets. I picture someone who thought their live was flawless but was never completely happy. As he grows old he realizes things just lose their charm, ego can’t save him from reality anymore. He looks back and realizes how much things can change with time.