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reaching is not an easy matter

surrendering to lofty ideals
made while climbing over difficult shores
leaves one exhausted and unapproachable

especially when the stairway
is twisted and precariously unstable

so my willingness
to probe through unseen circumstances
leaves me vulnerable and unsure

but it’s the “not knowing”
occupying the ridge over distant cliffs

that keeps me climbing

climbing over what I refuse to imagine
or pretend not to see