It feels like it takes a time and all the energy you have… to find success.
Perseverance: it doesn’t mean banging one’s head against a wall, or as I would depict it “Bare hands/ against a knife/ punching harder and harder”. Sorry for the strong image, only here to be disregarded. I can’t visualize it, but I trust you when you say you can.
But, back to the lines, my all time favorites:
Sometimes perseverance
Barely even makes a sound
Underground
Perseverance, often seen as a strong and vocal force, can sometimes be quiet: hidden (in the confines of one’s mind), subtle, unackowledged… Perseverance is not always relentless force; it can be quiet resilience, shaping outcomes slowly but surely. It can feel like “gentle waters/ kissing the shoreline.”
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Here, listen to this:
Reveries That I Call Poetry 