Digging Deep

When I was little, I went to the beach,
and dug a huge hole in the sand.
My aim was to crawl to Australia,
and visit their upside-down land.

Now that I’m older, I know that was daft.
My effort was barely a pit!
That hole won't have even dented Earth’s crust,
and that’s like the thinnest bit...

Thousands of miles of mantle comes next;
Below that, a thick outer core;
Then, inside of that, it’s the size of the moon -
Down there’s where the temperatures soar:

Nearly three-thousand degrees Fahrenheit!
I think you’ll agree, that’s a scorcher.
And that only gets you halfway to Oz,
so, digging a hole would be torture.

But...
I’m back at the beach and I’m ready to try:
I’ll shovel until I am sore.
I’m willing to face all those layers, IF...
it means I can see YOU once more.