I am Still Becoming

I remember when my fire,

Burned bright like ember

I promised I'd never retire,

Even when the journey got thougher.

I remember the nights,

When I questioned my fight

When I looked at the dream

And it looked out of sight.

But I kept moving

No applause,

No crowd,

No validation

Just me,

My faith,

And my determination.

I turned frustration

Into dedication,

Isolation

Into preparation,

Hesitation

Into motivation,

And every rejection

Into another reason to chase elevation.

I have stumbled

I've fumbled

I've fallen

I've crawled.

But everytime life asked me,

"Are you finished?"

I answered,

"Not at all".

I am still becoming

Still learning.

Still burning.

Still yearning.

I don't chase perfection

I chase progression.

Because this isn't the end of my story,

This is the part where I'm becoming.