Why Not Me?
we often ask, why me,
but if we say why me to everything,
where is our facet of the diamond
our chance to climb steep slopes
and slide back down -
why not me -
Give me every experience,
every chance to place my axe,
to anchor my boots.
I rise to see
sunrise after sunrise,
and descend to bring
sunset
to rest
like a fire,
banked for the night,
in me.