Scoutmaster

It has never been about the mountain

I salute my situation and follow your trail

A degree west, you say

To the mountain, you say

Dearest scoutmaster, you have my faith

I’ll suck the venom from your body

Or at least talk you through it yourself

There’s no poison, you say

It’s a beautiful mountain, you say

Sir, I don’t see where we are going

Fog smears the color of your fabled rock

Scoutmaster, have you considered I am cold?

Just be warm, you say

This mountain is nothing but warmth, you say

Scoutmaster, I’m afraid you are lying

I feel poison and I see a plain

Have we even moved uphill?

My reflection in our elevation is not reassuring

But Mister, I will trust you still

Just take your hand, you say

There’s a badge at the top of the mountain, you say

Scoutmaster, we just left an island and I am low on fuel

Sir, you said it is okay so why are you angry?

You’re lying to me and you put your heat on ice

I’m sorry but I’m going to turn from you if that’s okay

There’s something on your mind, you say

The mountain is not okay

There is no mountain, you say

Blinking through water, I’m confused

You’ve ruined my island

Scoutmaster, the leaves changed and it’s no longer good

I’m afraid I’m angry too

Falling from you was easy now

I regretted you

Why do I turn out from you, you say

We can build a new mountain together, when it snows and when I return, you say

My loyalty descends from me

You are trustworthy, scoutmaster

My trust just doesn’t like you

Not right now

You’re sorry, you say

It can be okay, you say