Advice For the Perfectionist, the Conformist, The Monster-In-Waiting, And Everyone Who Refuses to Man (Or Woman) Up And Take Control of Their Lives

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Completely broken
No will to exist
Haunted by a penitentiary
Of ill-conceived notions
The quest for perfection
Tainted by imperfections
Leaves you empty

Drown your sorrows
Wear your masks
Pretend you’re okay
Escape from reality
It’s what everyone else does

Assert yourself
Stop giving in
Do not conform
Follow your dreams
Stop allowing them to dictate
Your life

Or you will wake up
Wondering who or
Even what you are
Weighed down by the consequences
Of all those decisions
You were too weak not to make

Communication terminated by the Authority. The C.E.O. of the Powers-That-Be. A not-so-distant cousin of Big-Brother. An enemy of all that is creative.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Advice For the Perfectionist, the Conformist, The Monster-In-Waiting, And Everyone Who Refuses to Man (Or Woman) Up And Take Control of Their Lives

    Mask By The Moon's Buddy Icon Mask By The Moon

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Brilliant. I’d say perfect, but then you’d get on to me. So briliant.

    Love the last part.

  2. Advice For the Perfectionist, the Conformist, The Monster-In-Waiting, And Everyone Who Refuses to Man (Or Woman) Up And Take Control of Their Lives

    Krulltar's Buddy Icon Krulltar

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Very Tony Robbins-ish, but I like it. Down with ‘The Man’ for not letting you finish!

  3. Advice For the Perfectionist, the Conformist, The Monster-In-Waiting, And Everyone Who Refuses to Man (Or Woman) Up And Take Control of Their Lives

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 4 months ago

    good job on the thoroughly strident, ‘this is how it is’ tone.

  4. Advice For the Perfectionist, the Conformist, The Monster-In-Waiting, And Everyone Who Refuses to Man (Or Woman) Up And Take Control of Their Lives

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This reminds me so much of 1984. I don’t think I’ve read your poetry before. It’s very beautiful.
    LoA

  5. Advice For the Perfectionist, the Conformist, The Monster-In-Waiting, And Everyone Who Refuses to Man (Or Woman) Up And Take Control of Their Lives

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 4 months ago

    poetic/should be a alternative rock song.

  6. Advice For the Perfectionist, the Conformist, The Monster-In-Waiting, And Everyone Who Refuses to Man (Or Woman) Up And Take Control of Their Lives

    PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)'s Buddy Icon PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Kermitgorf is correct, this should be set to music
    LoA

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