Portfolio of Hope

To the wilderness

I am drawn

where

within the mountains

&

upon the hills

I climb

relentlessly

going

up

up

up

Pause

–

Gasping for air

–

Keep going

up

up

up

Pause

–

I’m almost there

–

Still climbing

up

up

up

Stop

–

–

I make it to the top.

With aching legs

and

burning lungs,

I am tired,

but

happy,

content,

fulfilled.

The pain I felt on the way up having

eased

making way for

strength

and

reminding me of my

place in the world,

of my

smallness

&

my

aliveness.

This is why

I am drawn to the wilderness.