"Perfection"

I look in the mirror at my reflection

I can feel my heartbeat in my ears

My hands shaking on the white countertop

Up until this point I thought I was invincible

I was wrong

I always thought that it could never happen to me

I couldn't have been more wrong 

My phone lights up indicating that 5 minutes has passed

I look down

at the only test I have ever wanted to fail 

The two lines staring me in the eye determining my fate

This poem is about: 
Me

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