MORE FOOL I

.....
Though my mountain be
.....only inches high
does't take less courage
.....with bag of mem'ries
..........(pain-death-fear-love-glory-ecstasy)
.....tightly gripped and head held high
to step so blithely off?
....
What beacon glows
.....'cross the abyss
..........that I might dare?
Does my bag hold only tricks?
.....More fool I, whose memory
Sees only dark;
.....counts failure's pain.
.....
Have I not stood before?
.....Did I not choose to move....
..........(or was I pushed)?
Empty bag...cast the stones
....and lo....
what glitters far outshines
.....dark fears.
And yeah, more brightly
.....for its darkling nest.
.....
Breathe - trust - and step.
.....TThere's naught to lose
.......... Foolish Fool.
Who knows what lies beyond
......Beyond?
.....
From Life's A Bitch by GeoE
July 1994
.....