Just Climb

from the edge of the precipice
of all my known limits
    up close this ground is far to me
as a little small bit
among little small bits

from great distances
    my shelf feels so unreal to me
    when i peak my eyes over
as i frequently see nothing

from a darkness
she always calls to me
    "just climb"

Author's Note

Reviews

[R.E. Ray]

It is what we do as human... climb. I think it's something about our desire to get as close to heaven (or whatever the individual calls it), above the danger, pain and mundanities of daily life. Even at risk of falling, perhaps looking down occasionally, we still claw our way skyward, out of the darkness. Another thought-provoking work.

[Davidgeo]

How familiar are you with the "tower of babel" mythology? It kind of overlaps with the Icarus god myth as well... anyway... the ending always goes something like this - you either took a shortcut and burned yourself or you built something so tall that when it got to heaven it no longer recognized it's own foundations. Or, let's take the phrase "too big to fail" and reverse it --- "so big it will inevitably fail". Or something like that... I kinda forgot what I was getting at just now. My apologies.

[R.E. Ray]

I'm not familiar. I attended public school. Enough said? So, I thank you for the additional information. I'll need to digest it a bit longer.

[Resa]

I really enjoyed your poem.
Thank you for sharing it :)

[sette]

the human side in us that no matter what difficulties we have to face, we need to just continue to face and accept.

[John Ryan]

sometimes all we can do in life is just climb

[Nipplegrinder]

Nicely scribed. I took a bit of encouragement from this. I'll keep climbing.

[Markus Anthony]

such a wonderful piece of writing, an everyday reminder that we always go back to the basic of being human, to move on further, in order to survive, to climb the highest pinnacle of happiness and what our heart desires.

[Davidgeo]

As long as you breath your summit is somewhere.

[Cherrie Palmer]

I think of those we've lost but know so well their voice travels with us pushing us forward. Ever reaching higher.

[wordman]

we all feel limitations,we see our weakness,but she overlooks them

[Davidgeo]

Only if you hide them. If you try hard enough... she will always see them. That's the point of laying it all out on the line... to expose your limitations and come back from it. Not everybody makes it back... far more are too terrified to even try.

[Indra's Child]

This is pretty great for a short poem. A lot of emotions and pictures in your words.

[Davidgeo]

Thank you.

[emipoemi]

I have no words....my voice is in my awe! Well done!

[Davidgeo]

You clearly have words... you just used them. And why would your voice be in awe? Is your voice itself a sentient being or did you really just mean "I am in awe"? ha... I'm just busting your balls... thanks for your comment, I'm glad you liked it.