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Mountains In the Mind

there are mountains 
in my mind
those i can’t climb
no matter how i try
smooth glass-like walls
with no finger holds

thousands times 
a thousand
i circle the wide base
there are no crannies
not a hint 
of small cracks
nothing i can see

i dream of wings
something with which
to ascend 
unassailable heights
but my thoughts
are mired 
in solid concrete

there are mountains 
in my mind
and i will never 
reach their peaks
each one remains 
a stranger, one
i can never meet

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Karen Da

Date: 6/1/2019 11:22:00 AM

Guess this poem is something I can relate to. I love how u put it into creative words..

Rd Mcmanes
Date: 6/1/2019 4:26:00 PM

I was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's back in 2011 and found out it was a drug left over from my cancer treatment days that actually caused my memory loss, the poem is how I felt at the time. Thank you for commenting