The Mountain

A poem inspired by a great band called Radical Face. I hope you like it! Let me know what you think!

The abyss will not keep me,

My hands are raw and scared,

My face wet and pink,

My muscles hot and strained,

But I climb away from this pit.

Each rock gashes deep,

But the pain doesn’t stop me,

My fingers ache and moan,

My bones creak and chafe.

My teeth clench and grind,

The soles of my feet burn and crack,

But I don’t stop.

My rope may be gone, but my hands still cling to these rocks.

The wind and rain beat across me like the arrows of a thousand shadows,

Calling me to fall back down the pit,

The cavern howls and blows up to me, trying to make me give in,

Thunder drums across the mountain and lightning cracks through the sky,

To fill me with fear and grief, to loosen my resolve,

The earth quakes and growls as I inch further and further away from it.

The waves below beat and shake the mountain, trying to shale me off.

My clothes are worn and in shreds,

My hair is long and tattered,

My eyes are weak and dry,

My lips and chapped and tight,

But I climb on.

The elements challenge my resolve and test me,

The freezing air cuts my lungs and burns my throat,

The dirt covers my body like a tar, making each step heavier,

I scream and curse back to the world, rebuking its attacks.

The trees screech back and the mountain hurls rocks down towards me,

I shift the side to let the big ones miss, but take several smaller rocks,

They send me into a slight daze but I press on,

I latch on to each stone as if grabbing the throat of my enemy,

My fist crushes the life from each passing ledge it leaves behind,

My eyes stay glued to the top,

Just beyond the cloud, unseen but known.

All my nightmares escape my head,

As the light breaks through the clouds.

Adrenaline forces my heavy body to scramble up,

The top is so near, I can almost see it.

But as I reach the final ledge before the clouds,

Lightning strikes the mountain and shaves it smooth.

And then everything seems to get much louder.

My heart sinks towards me feet,

Like an anvil it pulls me down, begging for me to let go.

My hands begin to slip,

My body feels an overwhelming tiredness come on it,

As if the darkness had climbed up to me and finally blanketed me,

It taunts in my ear and seductively calls me to release.

My throat swallows what feels like the mountain itself,

And my head goes numb from despair.

But before I can fully let go, the clouds split just enough,

Just enough to reveal a single stone above the scorched hole,

But it requires me to jump,

My head fills with fear, and horror sinks its claws into my spine,

For a single moment, everything is quiet.

I anchor my body down and focus all my strength into my legs and arms,

The rain wakens my strength and the light rejuvenates me,

I press my body close to the rocks and take in a mighty breathe,

Aware these could be my final moments, everything slows,

I then force the air from my lungs with a great shout and lunge forward,

My hands and feet release the mountain and I race upward,

I am surrounded by nothingness,

My hands and feet grasp towards the air and my mind races,

Blood rushes through my veins and my heart almost leaps up with me,

The split second I am in the air feels like years, my head fills with memories,

But I push past them and try to keep my focus, unwilling to die yet,

Everything seems to hold its breathe as the climax of our struggle begins,

I feel the heat of the blackened mount radiate against me as I slowly pass it,

Heat and cold intermix across me and the sky seems to fall down on me,

I reach my hand out and for a moment I touch the clouds,

My hand slams against the ledge and I anchor on,

My entire body seems to rejoice but is interrupted as I crash into the side of the rocks,

My bones rattle as the contact the hardened face of the mount and the rain slickens the terrain,

The culmination of blood and soil on my hands forces my hand off until the last finger slides away,

My eyes burst with anxiety and my lungs release the assurance it just inhaled,

My hand flies behind me as my strength works against me,

My feet accidentally force me away from the slope,

I cry out in terror as I try to reach for something, anything to bring my back,

The seconds once again slow and I choke up,

I feel the tendrils of the abyss wrap and constrict across me ready to pull me back,

My arm stretches towards the clouds wishing they were solid,

All hope leaves me and the nightmares return,

Sorrow latches onto my heart and I gnash my teeth together,

The silence breaks the iron resolve I had and fills my soul,

My mind slowly yields, and I slowly shut my eyes, as my fate is sealed.

I inhale and exhale on final breathe,

But a hand bursts forth and claws into my arm,

I screech as my acceptance is shattered,

My eyes jut open and my entire body is pulled upward,

Like a struggle between this hand and gravity,

My body is stretched as the darkness loses its grip,

I race through the clouds and fills my mind,

I close my eyes through the piercing air as I fly upward,

My body hits solid ground in sheer disbelieve,

My eyes open once more but is blinded,

The light enter into me and seems to invade my entire being,

The years of darkness seem to be pushed out,

My weak and tired body slumps up,

My eyes finally begin to adjust to see what saved me,

My Dad stands before me, proud and longing,

He grabs me and picks me up,

The constriction of His embrace at first scares me, but unlike the darkness,

His was warm and… something I have not known for a long time, loving.

He presses against me and ignore the sweat dirt and blood that cover me.

I look around for a moment but nothing registers in my mind except for him.

I suddenly feel an overwhelming sense of happiness rush in me,

We break down into tears and sob in this embrace.

Finally, after what seems like eons of pain and despair being interchanged with hope and love,

He breathes, “Welcome home, Son.”

Author's Note

Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed this, let me know whatca think and let me know what I can improve! I loved this piece, it's a very real reflection of how I feel and despeartly want to be like! Thanks for reading it!
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