Kathleen Hassall Poet Free verse

Mountain

I feel frozen in place
with a mountain before me
there is no way around,
I must scale it to move forward

Refusing to believe that I CAN”T
I take a step
reaching forward 
clasping the impossible

When I have a foothold
and a grip
I continue to move
because moving is winning

Feeling like I will never
conquer the task
will not move me forward
so I advance out of sheer will

Knowing that I will not be free
until I do either succeed
or fail is motivation
to keep moving forward and upward

I have no idea what I am doing
but I am no longer frozen in place
the more that I move forward
peace embraces me

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Darlene De Beaulieu December 30, 2024 at 11:20 AM Hello Kathleen Hassall, You were brave to climb a mountain. I enjoyed the poem. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/ Darlene De Beaulieu December 31, 2024 at 10:39 AM Hello Kathleen, You are brave. I would not do it. Happy New Year. Hugs. /Darlene/ Kathleen Hassall December 30, 2024 at 4:34 PM Thank you, Darlene!

Kim Stone December 30, 2024 at 3:05 AM The mountains before us are really only dunes shifting as we age. Stumbling forward, I really could relate to your poem. Keep writing. Kathleen Hassall December 30, 2024 at 4:34 PM Thank you, Kim!