labor?

i am worn down.
not worn out, just worn down.

it reminds me of labor.
guys won't get this.. but ladies, you will completely understand.

you get those first labor pains,
and they hurt, but you are so excited that you are finally in labor,
that your adrenaline takes over, and you don't even realize it hurts..

for awhile.

after a while the "newness" wears off,
and you realize that you are in for a long, long road.
and you start to question yourself..

am i really doing this?
do i really have to do this?
is there an easy way out?
will it get any easier?
will the pain let up... ever?

and you know that the end result is beautiful,
and that you can't wait to get there...

but you are at that spot...
where you are so worn down.