The Climber
Big-sister energy can shape you well.
The space to grow is where the mountains are.
Even the bravest are afraid: the will
to overcome your fears is how you soar.
The comfort of the unexpected’s where
you find and make yourself, the stubborn rocks
more than a match for fire or air.
And yet you meet it. There, your heart unlocks
among the elements that open out
onto a nothingness so deep, so vast.
You have to keep your wits so close about.
The strength you build like stone will last.
This poem © Oliver Tearle 2022. From Infinity Pool (Newtnext Press).
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