The Climb
The climb
What are you hiding on the other side?
Why tacitly persist in battering my forehead
When you can only reach my hips?
I stare at you and you overwhelm me
I am frightened by the calluses and the ancient scars on your back
A deep sigh and a drop of cold sweat
Reminds me of my athletic littleness
One more time I look at you
And I see you beyond you
You are a breath of life
Molded and eternalized
That mother earth exhales
From her mysterious womb
I already know you and I don't fear you
You consume me in every stride
And the climbing silences my soul
And I wound you and kiss you in every step I take
And I climb and I climb and you take me and you leave me
I turned my eyes back at you and smile
About this poem
Inspired by El Camino de Santiago in northern Spain. A pilgrimage pregnant of wonderful nature, introspection, and challenges, such as hill climbing after miles of walk
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Submitted by mntejada on January 16, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXB CX XBDD XABX DAXXCX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 693 |
Words | 147 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 4, 4, 6 |
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