{"id":65403,"date":"2020-06-27T13:27:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T17:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=65403"},"modified":"2020-06-27T13:27:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T17:27:05","slug":"the-climb-hour-5-prompt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/the-climb-hour-5-prompt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Climb – Hour 5 Prompt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the journey concludes, I stand at the peak
\nAs I gaze o’er the valley below
\nThe sunbeams, a shadow of where I have been
\nTheir light, signs of where I’m to go
\nFor while here on top, where I can touch the sky
\nI am left with a yearning for more
\nThe first step, admitting willingness to try
\nWith a far greater purpose in store<\/p>\n

The fog with the cleaning, a symbol of hope
\nReflections of a past I’ve defeated
\nSuccess amid life’s most slippery slope
\nAnd though, it may sound quite conceited
\nI’m left wanting more, in this life I can choose
\nHaving scaled o’er that chosen for me
\nFor here at the peak, I have nothing to lose
\nBut a future I’ve destined to be<\/p>\n

So as I reflect on the ways I have risen
\nGrateful to have done so and grown
\nI will bid adieu to this unwanted prison
\nAnd make each new moment my own
\nThe future is calling, I’ll answer its challenge
\nAnd take it one step at a time
\nFor here, I am free from the unspoken damage
\nAnd blessed to have mastered the climb<\/p>\n

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