I fear the mountain
I can’t see
because it is too tall
and right in front of me.
I try to live life
in the shadow,
lighting candles in the afternoon
and catching fireflies in the meadow.
But it is huge,
and I am weak,
just a girl trying
to climb over the peak
Out of the shadow
into the bright light
for a distant view of the meadow
and the clear stars at night.
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