Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story

Of the young man who never learned

That being perfect was not always the answer,

Who put off his work for days on end but

Knew to complete the work in order to pass

And suffered in pain. Within his mind is

A heavy yearning for above average grades for

The school year, contributing to his success

And meaning in life. However, he could not

Get his brain straight, even when he wanted to

Do his work, he had the wrong mindset, thinking

That every answer had to be correct,

And neglecting what his teachers had told him.

Tell the tale for us, beginning with the

Start of his second semester, sometime

After the days of break, when he was seeking

To break the tightly-bound chains of eternal failure.

He alone, had to battle the cruel monster

Of procrastination, or he would be swallowed

By a quick-swallowing void that he created

That yearned for perfection.