SO LIVE
there are places
on mountains
that dare you
to live
secret
hidden places
you cannot see
from the valley
dead-end box canyons
treacherous crevasses
ledges
so thin and steep
they seem
more thread
than stone
it doesn’t matter
when you arrive
at them
that you hoped
for a broader way
for they
are the way
the only way
for you to go
if you want to live
so live
step slow and quiet
up to that line
beyond which
there is no return
say a prayer
and go
trusting
the moment
your foot
breaches
the threshold
you have already
become
something new