Imperfect

Love is the way.
But sometimes I do stray.
Try as I might,
Every single day
I am not so shiny.
I am not so bright.
I don't intend to hurt someone.
But sometimes I might.
There are days I struggle to fight,
An inner spite.
When I see some injustice
I know that I don't really have the right,
But I get the urge to fight.
My anger does come out.
I may shout.
I may pout.
Sometimes I don't arrive at a better way.
But in my heart, at the end of the day
Please know my goal is always
Peace and love.
I hope you understand
That I'm not perfect,
Though I do try,
There are days that I may fail in the eyes of some.
There are days when
I won't always be so nice.
I think I win more than I lose,
But there are days when I will be fierce,
And maybe ugly too.
If I feel a need to protect you.