straw berry
so far up the mountain
i am merely on the ground
i begin to climb
though the more i climb
it seems like i dont get further up at all
only closer to the ground
the sound of the wind telling me ill never make it
if i listen to it ill never taste the straw bery
frightening this climb becomes
ever so tall i can not stall
its there i know
i know i wont have the chance for ever
i will sever the berry from the branch
i have to taste it
time is wasting the more im not hasting to get it
tasting it ill be then ill never hear the wind again
its ever so more hard when the wind grows stronger
longer
this journey has become
the more i listen to the wind
the more it knocks me down
the more i look to the berry the further it seems
beams the light of the sun
the sun helps brighten the way
the straw berry is far like a star high in space
the pace is slow
its there...or at least i think
i know not of its presence
rare it is to find one
but i feel that it is there
climbing has become vigorous
i can only think of its explosive taste
i must have it
i see it!
im ever so close!!!!
i gaze at it in shock
my eyes lock onto it
my hands grab it pulling it off the branch
i hold it
then bite into it
but..somethings wrong...
this is no straw berry
it is a sour berry....
my eyes tear up
my fists clinch
i can smell its sour stench
i no longer more wish this as a dish to eat
i throw it clear off the mountain
taste now full of sadness
tears full of regret
hands full of berry juice
berry juice becomes down fall
the wind calls out mocking me
at least i can see what more this mountain with holds
distance
i gaze into a valley
seperation
theres another mountain i must climb to reach
though seperated by what seems like an eternity
i climb it
i then notice something
something red!
in my head i think
thoughts of hope
hope drives me up this mountain
only to find....miles of fresh plump cherrys
cherrys full of success full of gratification
the wind no longer speaks its wicked tongue
the cherrys always say kind things
the cherrys were my success after all
-levi cloninger-