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i need a creative metaphor that describes something out of reach. help?

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Chasing the sun- no matter how long you head into the sun it will always be there on the horizon out of reach.A rainbow is another thing. You can never get the pot of gold at the end.Tomorrow. Tomorrow is always out of reach because as soon as you get to "tomorrow" it becomes today, so you never really reach tomorrow. I'll edit this if I think of anything else. EDIT: What are you using this metaphor in reference to?Like a weak hungry lioness at the heels of a springbok (or some other type of prey) that is just too quick.... Show More
To run on waterEscaping from a black hole. Drinking all the water in the ocean. Surviving with no blood at all in your body.... Show More
It was far away, a mirage in the desert just out of my grasp.... Show More
Just like chasing light.Counting stars.Doubt those are good, but maybe you could use one.... Show More
it was receding into the distance and each time i attempted a snatch at it, it would escape, barely missing my desperate fingertips... Show More

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