Simile poem?

Question

I am writing a poem, but I need to make a simile.

EX: So you struggle from the point beyond

Like a _____________ (fill in the blank as a simile)

Answer 1

penguin trying to fly

Answer 2

embroiderer

Answer 3

Fire, or torch

Answer 4

like a bird learning to fly or a fish out of water or a drowning man trying to breath--depending on how hard you want the  struggle to be.