Completing the cycle

Everything beginning life
is a struggle...
whether it is breaking free from a shell,
squeezing out of a narrow birth canal,
climbing your way to freedom from
the depths of the sand,
to the beautiful unveiling
of a rose opening it's petals

We all start out with struggle...
trying to claim our way through life
one struggle after another

Developing that barrier that keeps us
protected
that same barrier that keeps us limited
and though we claim our way
to success and happiness
In the end...
we complete the cycle and struggle through.