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Perfection is my stupid goal

For no matter what I do

I see mediocrity

I see plainness

I flagellate myself

With my thoughts

For a B+ is not an A

And this extra pound of flesh

Must go, if I don't eat for a week

Any disapproval means eternal hatred

I keep running on this treadmill

Though I can't keep up

I fall off and get back on

Letting the demons chase me

For quitting is failure

And though the prize is out of reach

I'm hypnotized by its glinting