To Climb Is to Fall
I place a foot upon a rung
I pull myself up one more step
Looking down I have come so far
Rising up like the lonely star
Shedding yesterday in my wake
To Heaven I make weary climb
Each step and pull a weighted thing
Each step up a good deed I sing
Though not easy to be divine
I’m almost there, I hear the call
Trumpets playing through golden hall
Passing final rung, standing tall
Then I begin to
Fall
Fall
Fall
From
Grace
Into
the
clouds
below
Ladder
rungs
flying
past
in
blur
Cruel
Winds
They
Whip
Me
To
And
Fro
Then I land upon
Rock bottom
Everything here so very still
Everything here is so quiet
Allowed time to reflect on life
Countless missteps during the climb
Wasn’t perfect I never was
Yet here I am at start again
Two choices, then, I have to me
Stay and wallow in self-pity
Or make that dreaded climb again
I cannot promise anything
But I can try to right the wrongs
Putting others before myself
Most important: I’ll be myself
A weary grip upon a rung
I pull myself up one more step
Looking back I cannot forget
No matter how far we have come
In life we climb
In life we fall
11 thoughts on "To Climb Is to Fall"
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The tension in this is real!
Thank you, Shauna!
I love the shape of this, the honesty, and the grit and determination.
Love: “A weary grip upon a rung/I pull myself up one more step”
Thank you, Pam! I’m glad I went with that last-minute change.
Fantastic use of words and white space!
Thank you, Sylvia! It was fun experimenting.
Eric, powerful verse, for example, “In life we climb, In life we fall.”
Thanks, John!
Truth! ” In life we climb,
In life we fall”
I loved the way you told the story.
Thank you! I’m happy you took the time to read it.
Yes In life we climb and in life we fall. Form accents this message! Nice work!