Mountains
Mountains
As I look out from my window
I see there are mountains for me to climb
I would not much like to ignore them
But there waiting there for me; all the time
And though their boulders seem so trivial
Their precipice so very narrow
On the rocky slopes that I perceive
Seem so very steep
And there are mountains in my garden
Mountains in my sleep
These monoliths to my frustration
These monuments to my belief
Raise their convoluted flanks
And excuse my lack of peace
So I raise my eyes to dizzy heights
Enveloped in confounding mist filled sides
And brook no easy compromise
And rather believe the truth has turned; to lies
And though their tricky crags seem so petty
It is cold determination which drives me
To fathom every nook and cranny
Of these mountains I choose; to climb
Each foot I gain with conviction
As I scale to the imperious point
With the rattled landslide of berated argument
And every pebble is turned so neatly; on its back
And there are mountains in my shopping list
Mountains in my coffee cup
These confusing megaliths to insignificance
These monuments to a principal
Raise their candid flanks
And excuse my lack of peace
And there are mountains in my paper work
Mountains every day
Their spires and aspirations cloud my every vision
These giants of my dissatisfaction
Raise their procrastinated flanks
To excuse my lack of peace
Yet with unwarranted enthusiasm
I shall dig at their very root
With no intention left to climb them
It is enough for me to believe; in their importance
And through their very heart I shall burrow
An excavation tunneled without regard
No worm or jewel shall deter me
I shall dig, kick, crawl and claw at my desires only enemy
I will prove to the world that mountains can be overcome
I will stand triumphant even if it is blood I have to spill
I shall burst into daylight from their hollow crown
As triumphant as a mole; upon its hill
Copyright © Colin Mitchell Williams | Year Posted 2008
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