I am pushing the dirt,
pile after pile,
higher and higher...

Slowly life grows heavy,
as I build higher.

I strive for better,
as the weather blows down
each of my piles.

I keep on pushing the dirt,
even though it has turned to mud.

Pile after pile
I strive for higher ground,
pushing hard as life
pushes harder.

I never give up,
I'll never give in,
I will just have to pile in
as the mud gets higher.

Do you think a little mud will stop me?
Not me,
I will just push harder
striving for higher ground.

**© 2017 By Amanda Shelton