The enormity of the tasks never intimidate them,
bureaucrats will keep at a job meticulously
without showing signs of fatigue or boredom.

Indifferent and with the resolve of one
who flatten a mountain
using nothing but an index finger,

to pull down soil inch by inch.
To ensure success,
others soon join in.

I have learned to value the deliberate pace
of the bureaucratic train. Even if it derails,
it finds its way back to the track.

There is wisdom in slowness: ask the turtle
how her shell grew tougher with every step.
The thickness provided her a much desired protection.