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...

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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...

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

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“We are all born to fly. Instead, we sit on the branches, afraid to sing or leap into the unknown. But the unknown is where...

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Down with pessimism
  Drown not in negativism
Beware of escapism
  Steer clear of cynicism

Keep far from fanaticism
  It only invites antagonism
Too lonely is...

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Written: December 5th, 2023
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Inspiration bursts forth akin to a...

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Perfectionism
Preoccupation with rules
Orderly, rigid...

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Everything was in the right place; the shoes, books, furniture, utensils, remote control…. His house always smelled of fresh air, although it was hundreds of...

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Each day is a new day for the Police 
Looking around protecting and serving the public
 With a smile and politeness
They guard us from deadly...

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Confidence,a radiant aura that defines him 
Even whilst holding dear Jes playing a tune on a whim 
It exudes and transcends his playing flaws until-...

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Forget the snow that fell last year, new snowballs are clean and white
Limits to be crossed in huge waves - eat your dessert before dinner
We...

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I am often called a perfectionist,
I expect correctness in all I do,
High standards make me a precisionist,
This assessment is exact, fair, and true:
I will accept...

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perfectionism: the fragrance.
be an ideal vial
of toilet water.
discover little dainties 
in pock-marked
hand-held
facades.
purge your persona 
with the devil’s 
details.

flippancy: the fashion.
be a toothpick-skewered
single-serving 
euphemism.
be sampled
and rimmed...

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The perfection clause doesn’t apply,
Yet we struggle to be flawless.

Society demands perfectionism, 
But the perfect human ceases to exist.

We are all sinners in an imperfect...

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Restlessness in spirit...
he became 'The Corsican,'
over-bearance of a mother
he was forced to take a stand!
And he became...
Anxious!

Counter-veiling parent ways,
a struggle for his life.
A paradox, he...

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