I saw just how far I'd come

I'm sure I'd walked a thousand miles
Just to feel self gratification or success
The only way I thought of that would
Actually clean up all my mess...

When I finally stopped walking,
I saw just how far I'd come
Finally a sense of achievement
It was the most I'd ever done

Tried to run away from all I left
The destruction that I caused
But success was only found
When I had actually paused

Looking back along the road
I saw the sun begin to descend
I've realised I've left the mess
Which I knew I could not mend

I saw just how far I'd come
When I actually took the time
A thousand miles walked
And I noticed the signs

I felt elated with success
I've achieved something good
Somehow, deep inside me
I think I knew that I could

By Alisha Sherden
13/08/10

**Poem inspired by the song 'In This Life' by Delta Goodrem**