Two Steps Forward

Any time somebody wants to improve There’s no shortcut to take to get better. You do what you have to and make sure each move Follows protocol down to the letter. Perhaps you’ve been sick and you hope to get well Or you might want to learn a new skill, The road may be pot-holed and after a spell, You’ll realize you’re slogging uphill. Your progress is slower than you would expect Though resolve’s not a trait that you lack; But despite the desire you hope to project, You step forward two steps and one back. It’s frustrating, bothersome, vexing, unfair! Advancement should be sure and steady; But when there’s improvement, you’d better beware For it doesn’t quite mean that you’re ready. “May I?” we would ask, long ago, in a game, “Take two giant steps forward? May I?” “Yes, you may,” we were told, but it’s really a shame That that answer was really a lie.