The Perfectionists Oath

"I, the perfectionist,
do hereby declare,
to make every work prefect;
this I solemnly swear.
To write better than I can,
and then search for the flaws
that make my work less than perfect,
that break a perfectionist's laws.
And until every work is prefect,
none of them will be seen
by friends, family members,
or anybody other than me."

Thus is the oath of a perfectionist,
and a foolish oath indeed,
because we aren't always prefect,
and others we can't always please.
Everything has its flaws,
one way or another,
and until we see that,
we might as well not bother
writing, or drawing, or
creating what we make best,
because everything is a failure
in the eyes of a perfectionist.
Try saying this oath instead,
the one for a person who admits,
that they are only human,
and cannot be prefect:

"I, the mortal man,
do hereby admit,
that I'm only human,
and quite less than perfect.
Perfection can't be obtained
in this short life,
and if I try to obtain it,
my life will be a bitter strife.
So instead I will become,
the best I can be,
this is what I, the mortal man,
do solemnly decree."