John Muir said it best
"the mountains are
calling and I must
go"
but
to where?
to the top?
I have never been
able
to make it to the top
maybe it's my ****** lungs
or my fleeting pessimism
maybe if I was
a bit more
optimistic
I could climb all
29,029
feet

"Talk to me
in poetry"
he said,
so I whispered
nothingness
through the quiet cold air
breathless
for he was my silent prayer
and I
just a pattern
in the chaos