i inch forward.

slowly
i inch forward
day by day
as my legs grow weak
and my breath shallow

my body yearns for water
but the nearest spring
is far away
and out of sight

sometimes i wonder
if i should have
taken an easier route
i’d be there already
but it’d be too far
from where i’d like
that changing direction
would be close to impossible

voices from my past
cause me to question my current path
like whispers in the wind
they are empty
here one second
and gone the next

but enough
to send a shiver down my spine
i wonder if i’ll ever arrive
reach the final destination

some days
i can go for miles
basking in the sunlight
soaking up the rays
i reflect on how far i’ve come
rather than how much there still is to go

it’s easy to lose sight
of the bigger picture
when my vision is blurred
and i can barely
see what’s right in front of me