Underwhelming

I used to crawl

As life sped past

But then life slowed down.

And I thought I could catch up,

I was mistaken...

I sank into the ground

taking all my motivation with me

in a hole that was dug deep

by my own hands.

The same hands that ascended

slowly but surely,

brick by boring brick,

through to the surface.

An amazing victory

that took years to accomplish

Diminished in the eyes of outsiders

What a miracle I have become.

What a mess I still am.