Perfection
It's what you've always demanded of me -
Ever since I could talk.
Perfect.
It's what I strive to be -
Always coming out on top.
The pressure, it's crushing.
Your disappointment speaks volumes.
I have to be perfect -
Or else I'm worthless, nothing at all.
Perfection.
It's what I've always demanded of myself -
I have to be the best.
I try to be perfect,
I struggle and I fall.
But I have to get up,
The pressure never stops.
I'm not perfect -
I never will be.
But I have to be perfect -
To please you, and myself.