Why Keep Going?
is there a reason our steps are so shallow
why one stride gets you no where
why the sound of my size 7 sole on chilled linoleum
is so satisfying
yet i’ve gone nowhere
why didn’t we stop after taking just one
call it quits!
well that was fun, but
i’ve got nothing done,
so i guess I’ll just
sit.
what if we wrote down A and stopped after that
gave it it’s sound,
and once again sat.
a language stifled
because of how insignificant one letter is
why keep trying, cause with A we got nothing
when i tried to write poetry
and pushed a single glowing keyboard button
i chose R
and how did that sound?
like "rrrrrrrrrr"
thats for sure
but what we forget
is the sum
of our efforts.
what happens when we string them together.
did you ever read a book that was only one letter?
one foot after the other, thats how you walk a mile
well i would go anywhere
my short legs could carry me
if i remembered those small strides
could add up to something
and that the combinations are words,
they come from the letters
so next time you take a step,
or punch a key on that board
remember the product is the reward.
and one after the other
is the way to success
so keep going.