Best Perfectionism Poems

Perfection, is an evil lord
demanding ever greater tribute, 
it wields a sharp and heavy sword
that pierces deep to persecute

I fear this liege, this graven image
there's no resistance to his wants;
no will, nor the amount of courage
can protect me from his evil taunts   

Forgiveness,...

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Ideas
thoughts
potential
scattered and unrelated
until 
A twist
a turn 
a perfect form,
balanced.
Yet it cannot be sustained
competing forces
expectations
The pattern dissolves
as it is compelled to turn 
away
from itself.
Exciting ideas
moving apart and at the same time
together.
A new shape forms,
for a moment.
Never ending movements 
interspersed with 
originality.
Calm but
fragile
as the slightest
pull 
threatens its...

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A child – 
An accomplished art 
Of perfectionism…touch of love
By you and me...

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To compensate for (A -Z)
     ineradicable alphanumeric
     character flaws (i.e. mutations
     of body or mind,)

     and avoid amass
sing wracking up vexatiously
     undesirable threatening class
action lawsuit...

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I skipped my knitting group two weeks ago
alas, I had zero progress to show.............

But I explained (it did fascinate her)
knowing I'm a big procrastinator ;-)...

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I wish I wouldn't try to be perfect
When I know it can never come to fruition
Perhaps I do it for the self respect
Maybe I do it for the recognition

Always I try to keep it all correct
Always I fail, and let it fall away
I wish I...

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I'm dissapointed
not in you or my cryptic creeky teacher
but myself
Every action I make cripples me further and further
into this dark whole that sucks me in like quicksand and my only
little bit of sanity is closing my eyes and forgetting its there
You can't forget your problems...

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The more I let go of
these tiresome soul struggles,
the should haves,
the should bes, 
the more it is possible,
to be messy and
alive....

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The shades of “blues” might have an intense wavelength.
It literally overshadows her “colorful seasons”.

This school champion might already realize this.
Games are not that easy in this "normal world."

An imperfect design never fits into the Fine System.
It never fails to tell her how bad she is...

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Your beautifully bright like a summers day
the joy you bring makes me float away
into the clouds which bring the rain 
in your violence and rage
you cause chaos and pain  
the day becomes grey and i patiently await
the validation of your soothing rays....

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heart of compassion, stifled by rejection 
concealed with conscientious imperfections
marvel mind mortified by man made mistakes 
confined in constraint, no mental escape

flunking society's supposed expectancy, 
failing oneself, free-falling inwardly
sparkles in eyes subsided, light subdued
flame flickers restrained by winded worries' mood

foreboding face, faded flat with fatigue...

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So many ways to say one thing
More than one way to turn pawn to king
Too many turns to the grocery store
Which turn shall I take?

Countless words to choose from
From sunrise to sunset
Too many ends to be met
With no end

So many ways to say one thing

How...

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