Progress Is Progress

one step forward, seven steps back.
you've got momentum, it's stability you lack.
today you stand, tomorrow you fall.
no one comes when for help you call.

the sun shines while the rain pours.
victory hides while failure kicks in doors.
the blowing wind knocks you down.
In ocean waves you're destined to drown.

days, even weeks, have passed.
surely you've reached the goal at last.
you look about thinking you've improved.
but scenery shows only three steps you've moved.

you sit to accept your defeat
when a small note flutters to your feet.
its says, “before utter failure you profess.
know that small progress is still progress!”