Stop at the low point, and in this recess
you will need these low slopes
to assess your remaining strength
in gradient.
in gradient.
Then,
gather all the carnage you can,
but take none further than the valley.
To think is an acting verb.
Robots had been employed long ago.
Slave drives and across partitioned Seas
forbidden steps were recorded.
Slave drives and across partitioned Seas
forbidden steps were recorded.
It was that legend that made it obvious
we had since been spendthrift with time.
Our hands dirty from digging
for shiny money and grit.
Seeing the stars so far from reach
we felt unrelated.
It became problematic, morally.
It became problematic, morally.
As we take note of the hour
by the shadows cast backward,
by the shadows cast backward,
thoughtfully-one attempts to
Rescale themselves
against the evening sky.
against the evening sky.
The airs thins during ascent
Aiming
to take our breath away,
to take our breath away,
Try.
You will know when you need more than
rocks and steps to move on.
And the ache
will accompany you (in lieu of Virgil),
And you will see the great Mountain
as more than one needs
as more than one needs
in steps to reach
the peak
without why,
but because it is There.
but because it is There.
Humming and drumming help us close the distance.
Stars and mounds all added up to virtually nothing
separate or other,
meaning to, meaning too
much choice.
Lulled into thinking the rest
helped gather strength
(in lieu of charge).
Painting By L. A. Roberts (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.
Lulled into thinking the rest
helped gather strength
(in lieu of charge).
Painting By L. A. Roberts (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.
