“Perfect, perfect...you must be,

I caution...do not even consider disappointing me.

Do not make mistakes; my warning is true .

A flawless life is the least I expect of you.”

“Imperfect, imperfect...is what I am,

Your attitude and expectations I cannot understand

I’m a frail human and, from time to time, I will surely fall.

Cannot you love me just as I am, imperfections and all?

“Perfection, perfection...you must be the best,

For good is not good enough—I will accept nothing less.

Be perfect, or I will lock the lock and throw away the key

To my prison of guilt, from where you shall never again be free,

So, it is that I warn you to not even dare

To fall short of the mark I set, or in the slightest err.”

“Human, human...that is all that I can be,

From your bondage, I am determined to eventually break free.

I know that it is through our mistakes that we often learn,

And although you have been unjust, for your love I still yearn.

Cannot you open your heart to be fair-minded and your eyes to see?

Your self-righteousness is a flaw as are your demands of me.”