POETRY
Living expressions of inner work. Offered as a glimpse of the process towards radical self-acceptance, healing, and growth.
The Mountain
If I knew
How hard
I’d have to work
In order
To not have to
Work so hard
I’d have probably
Settled for a day job
Only now
Do I realize
Just how tall
The mountain
Truly is
And how strong
I’ll have to be
To climb it
Nonetheless
I am grateful
For my ignorance
For it made me
Strong enough
To believe
That I can become strong enough
To make it
To the top
If I knew
How hard
I’d have to work
In order
To not have to
Work so hard
I’d have probably
Settled for a day job
Only now
Do I realize
Just how tall
The mountain
Truly is
And how strong
I’ll have to be
To climb it
Nonetheless
I am grateful
For my ignorance
For it made me
Strong enough
To believe
That I can become strong enough
To make it
To the top
This poem is from the book A Requiem For What Could Have Been: Poetry For The Broken