There are ever so many phrases in the world today

To describe this one’s pace o’er another’s

But a snail doesn’t think of her pace as slow

Unless compared to that of her brother’s

A “baby step” to a baby might feel ten feet long

I am sick of it being used as derogatory

A being’s pace is simply that, unique to that one

Phrases to describe them, simply inflammatory

Inspired by The Daily Word Prompt: tardy