Worm

[Lydish]

Worm

The little worm dug his way into the warmness of the earth
His 4 beating hearts offered him motivation for every move he made
Everything he was was down
For down is to live the worm’s subconscious reminded himself for every thought he made
He felt the struggle of digging into the unquenched soil
He felt the weight of the dirt above him but still he dug down
He considered stopping to see how far he had come or at least to try to dig backwards However the metronome of purpose ticked in his head
Reminding him much like an adult is reminded of his childhood from smells
DOWN DOWN DOWN
and he dug down fatigued by the ways he had come
Feeling more of the weight of everything above him, and everything he had left behind
He missed the sun. He missed the wind and the grass
Again for a moment he considered going up and resting
DOWN DOWN DOWN
He’s scared. Digging as fast as he could feeling so useless only digging down
Why? Why must I dig down
Why am I so helpless to what I am
Until he tells himself he will stop
With everything he was he resisted the crashing cymbals resonating in his head
He tells them no! He will not be what he is
He cannot stand this anymore and so he dug up
He dug up his past
He dug up the places he’s been and surmounted his past obstacles
He forgot to go back you must Fight every battle you've had
Re live the pain it brought you and the scars it caused
As he reaches the beginning of his journey
He feels the warmth of the sun
He feels the wind
Within minutes the worm fried from the unimaginable heat of the surface

The lines as the poor worm digs his way through the earth are really long and draggy, which works really well in context, giving more weight to his struggle.

I wonder if you could take the chance to give more specifics though.
e.g. "The little worm dug his weary way in the warm heavy earth." Or something like that, to give more detail.

He considered stopping to see how far he had come or at least to try to dig backwards However the metronome of purpose ticked in his head
Reminding him much like an adult is reminded of his childhood from smells

These lines feel clunky to me... The metronome metaphor and the simile with the adult seem like you just inserted them in. Is there any way you could incorporate them more smoothly? I like the ideas a lot, and I get their purpose in the overall metaphor! Maybe something like "purpose ticked a ceaseless tempo in his head"? Even if you somehow got rid of the "the"s and the "of"s.

Anyways, I really like the extended metaphor here, and felt feelings for the worm. I especially like the repetition that you use throughout!