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some days, like today
I feel the need to climb,
obtain a clearer view
a broader panorama with
few if any boundaries,
to feel a cooler wind
across my face,
some days like today
I convince myself to stir
the silt of my contentment
and hanker for a broader
vista, like that accorded
to the seafarer, who sees
no stable horizon, I know
other men, braver than I
have witnessed more, have
spoken in different tongues,
travelled further and return
to tell fantastical stories,
some days like today
I reckon up my life and
consider the journey still
not taken, paths not chosen
people yet to meet,
some days like today
I feel the need to climb
and become a better man
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© GRS 9/24
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