I've been around the sun
More times than I have fingers and toes
I've experienced the beauty of spring
The heat of summer
The calm of fall
And the stillness of winter

Altering the small chunk of earth that I occupy
Slowly building it higher
Complimented by times of digging it down
Constantly moving from states of progression
To times of regression

This time
I leave you behind
I build up the earth
And strengthen the mind