My form obeys my wants, My mind obeys my will. Hear me now and listen, my steeling soul. I see my destination; A path, I design. For this task, my own strength will suffice. Within my chest, my lungs strain and struggle, But they breathe the air in the highest, thinnest skies—they struggle, and I grow stronger.
This poem is written in "Galdralag" (lit. "the meter of magic spells), which harkens back to the cultural magic of the Ancient Germanic and Norse peoples. This is part of my poetry series called "Galdrbook."