The first step is the hardest
the second, harder still
a steeper step, I follow through
my world, it seems, is built askew
my goal, to clime that hill
Yet not all treads are equal
some forward
some reverse
a trail is nowhere to be found
its easier to turn around
the valley ground, a curse
But patience is a virtue
persistence is a key
surmounting mountains is a must
when voices urge within each gust
escape, and you go free
Those winds, they carry forward
and inching steps amass
a lifetime spent inside a ditch
and suddenly the trough is breached
I reach the top at last
But legs, they know just walking
not how to stand and cheer
inertia pull, and I comply
across, and to the other side
it’s all downhill from here
Jun 21, 2019
Jun 21, 2019 at 5:53 PM UTC
The first step is the hardest
the second, harder still
a steeper step, I follow through
my world, it seems, is built askew
my goal, to clime that hill
Yet not all treads are equal
some forward
some reverse
a trail is nowhere to be found
its easier to turn around
the valley ground, a curse
But patience is a virtue
persistence is a key
surmounting mountains is a must
when voices urge within each gust
escape, and you go free
Those winds, they carry forward
and inching steps amass
a lifetime spent inside a ditch
and suddenly the trough is breached
I reach the top at last
But legs, they know just walking
not how to stand and cheer
inertia pull, and I comply
across, and to the other side
it’s all downhill from here
Sixth installment of the series of poems inspired by physics (see first poem in the series for explanation).
For further reading: http://physics.gu.se/~frtbm/joomla/media/mydocs/LennartSjogren/kap8.pdf (Section 8.2, you can get the feel without delving into the math)
Thoughts and comments are welcome