I climbed a mountain

I climbed a mountain

Higher than the clouds

The heart of me

Bursting

A thunder in the ears

Pounding with the majesty

Of the moment

Perhaps there was

An angel

Guiding every step

As slippery

Rocks slid beneath

Uncertain feet

The crumbling path

Wet with humidity

A reckless trek

To find whatever had been lost

When there was no

Real indication

Of what that might be

Where to find it

What it may look like

Or what to do with it

When once it was found

Perhaps the fear of falling

Was reason enough

To keep moving

It drove me on

There was achievement

In its completion

Whether that was

An acceptable emotion

Not spiritual enough

Leaden and base

Lacking in altruism

Or truly what I felt

Perhaps I found

What was lost

In the moments

Before I realised

There was something missing

In the first place

Perhaps

It was always there,

Closer to the edge

Believing itself invisible

Standing

In shadow

Right beside me

All the time