nothing has been harder work
i am all sweat like an explorer
ropes have been fastened
in unfathomable knots
variously a mist obscured the view
i grew dizzy on the thinning air
in higher parts
the shock of my own pulse
how often i have planned to stop
step aside
absolve myself of adventuring
put down my hat
look back
where are we now?
summer lies like a cat
across my year
love, you say?
pass me the mirror
i want proof i look content
before i journey on
