I wrestle gravity and smoldering concern
filthy knees
grass-stained jeans
unraveling
pounded
grind
ground, shade
demon tree
I am confounded by my predicament
spitting gravel
teeth
travel
break me, fix me
choking, careening
limbs snapping
breathe
see
My reality is not as it appears
a hand, a brother, give
please
embarking, I am
my northern journey
blue skies, arctic
bless, caress me
kiss, flee, fly
tonight
I try to tug truth from other explorers
and fail
rare is the day
these map keepers
share, confide
hide all but
solitary omens
of blistering wind, my face
trudge on, push on
they say
that way