PERFECTION'S DEATH [4]

Seeking perfection?

Do we all do it?

On that, are we agreed?

Is it possible? Is it wise?

It’s an all-encompassing quest;

Exclusive. Forget the rest; both in the sense 

of relaxation & relating to the horde Of demands, 

we face every day

I have argued “perfection” might be a lifelong quest

But the cost is high. Mt Everest high.

The cost of reaching it is your life

Either in fulfilment or death

I conclude. I believe this to be true

We might find perfection, the absolute

One day; it won’t be in this world

We won’t be alive.

For such a quality as perfection to be an absolute

It can only be found when we’re dead.

The irony is, we won’t care.

The living perseveres, to do better

One day, all those betters might

Equal a best. The highest compliment

Would be they improve or they improved

They kept trying, refused to give in

I’ll say, “veni vidi vixi”

I came (had no choice), 

I saw (with eyes open)

I lived (to the fullest)

Vici? Conquering is folly.