PERSEVERANCE

Climbing the stairs to my Ambition,
my foot falls through my crumbling reality.
and I clutch the remnant of the stairs,
gasping with fear.

But I will not let this stop me,
because perseverance is my middle name.
"Roses are red," I grit out, clutching the stairs,
"Violets are purple," I scrape my elbows further onto the stair,
"And I will take the despot's steel
and use it for justice."
I drag myself back onto the stairs,
contorting myself
in what seems like a herculean effort,
until I squat there, panting,
like a barbarian who has scaled a cliff,
before continuing on my mission.