the grinder.

August 06, 2024

Grinder (grind-er): Noun. A machine used for grinding something.

He lost himself.
One day, he changed everything.
In destroying himself, he became forgotten.

But now, he is in control.
This is what he wanted.

He does not stop.
he is doing too much.
He is tired. His body, broken.
His mind idles with a placemat, engraved in blood: "Welcome."
Not for others.
But for failure.

When progress halts, it eats at him.
Not because he failed.
Not because he chases perfection.
But because he demand it.

He is relentless.
To him, nothing is impossible.
He grinds his goals into dust.
There is no motivation.
There is no discipline.
There is no joy.
Only pure obsession behind cold, soulless eyes.

He cried in the dark.
He spent countless nights alone.
Nights where ending it felt closer than morning.
He was told he was worthless.
Underestimated. Belittled. Seen as less.

So he let go.

Only then did he realize.
What a man can become when he stops caring.
About opinions.
About feelings.
About himself.

Within him, no more light.
Only fire.
The same fire he feeds the machine.

He is never finished.

He became a perpetual power machine.

A grinder.