imperfect aesthetic
Perfection is an aesthetic goal. Alexander Pope used to revise his poems. It is also said that all great writing are in fact rewriting. But what do you do with stuff which are imperfect? Will you have the heart and courage to destroy them?

Imperfection can also be an aesthetic goal. This is the imperfect aesthetic. There was a time when I used to collect stamps. I had a separate album for damaged stamps. Imperfect things can also give perfect delight.

Many years ago I destroyed what I thought were imperfect poems. I have no regrets. But had I not destroyed them, I could have revised them now and made them perfect, fulfilling the tenet of the imperfect aesthetic.