Oh So Perfect

Cross your legs, sit up straight
Always be punctual and never late
Shoulders squared back as you walk tall
Glide with grace and never fall
Gold your hands neatly in your lap
Eat small portions so you don’t get fat
Keep your head high while appearing demure
Speak with a voice that sounds self assured
Be oh so perfect in all that you do
Then worth may be found in you
Perfection isn’t a goal, but a necessity
Then you will be loved and accepted finally
Be oh so perfect and never less
I will only accept you at perfection’s best
Perfection isn’t a goal, but a necessity
And without it you can never be pleasing to me
When you dress accentuate your body’s best
Never leave the house with your hair in a mess
Always wear make-up to cover all your flaws
Your beauty must match that of a porcelain doll
Wear a façade to be what people desire
Always look refreshed and never tired
You must work hard to be what you’re not
But then you will be what the world wants
Be oh so perfect in all that you do
Then worth may be found in you
Perfection isn’t a goal, but a necessity
Then you will be loved and accepted finally
Be oh so perfect and never less
I will only accept you at perfection’s best
Perfection isn’t a goal, but a necessity
And without it you can never be pleasing to me
I have these dreams you must live up to
All that I ask is required of you
For I can’t love you for who you are
In the quest for perfection you lag so far
What I demand of you is for the best
And from it you may never seek any rest
But I promise to love you when you finally succeed
And have become what I have dreamed you would be
Be oh so perfect in all that you do
Then worth may be found in you
Perfection isn’t a goal, but a necessity
Then you will be loved and accepted finally
Be oh so perfect and never less
I will only accept you at perfection’s best
Perfection isn’t a goal, but a necessity
And without it you can never be pleasing to me

Melissa Fitzwilliam

This was wrote for all I had to be for my mother, and sadly enough is true. I'll never be perfect so I'll never be accepted.