If I hope to live without failure - a poem

A poem from the book "When enough is enough" by David Augsburger

Then no errors are tolerated, no faults dare to be accepted,
no weaknesses are to be appreciated, no immaturity is allowed.
Perfection is obviously a minimum requirement.
Anything beyond perfection is proof of your worth
and evidence of your gratitude to parents, mentors,
ideal self, or God.
Anything less than perfection is the sign of being a bad person.
Since (to fail is to be a failure) -
FAILURE IS FINAL.
(Let's press toward/beyond perfection)

Let the hope die.

Freedom to chose is freedom to fail.
An act of failing does not make one a failure.
The risk of living fully includes the right to fail boldly.
Since (although it is painful) -

FREEDOM TO FAIL IS FREEDOM TO GROW