Mountaineer

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Mountaineer

I am a mountain waiting to be climbed,
its slopes slippery and rough
with fortifications.
This poem is the face
I am inviting you to scale,

not taking the clearly defined path
that prose would provide,
but a harder course with handholds and footholds
that will not give way if you
use your mind to select a wise course.

If I did not trust you so, I would give you a secure railing
like one provided in showers and bathtubs
for the elderly;
but I know, if you have made it this far,
that you have the stamina to make it on your own.

Every mind is a majestic mountain waiting to be climbed
and also a climber sometimes bent on climbing,
at other times, content
to stand at the mountain’s base,
waiting for the scree to come to him.

 

This is a rewrite of an earlier poem For dVerse poets pub. Majestic

10 thoughts on “Mountaineer”

  8. Ninja's avatarNitin

    This is such a powerful poem and gives the reader a message that’s needed (especially in this era of shortening attention spans and psychological asphyxiation.) I loved how there’s another message woven – about the poem itself. Yes, a good poem is never direct, but must urge the reader to fight to find its beauty and truth.

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