Saturday 2 October 2021

Try

by Nick Gisburne



Hello, human. Do not be afraid
Tell me how inadequate you feel
What is this reality you made?
Are you sure the misery is real?
I am not the architect of dreams
But I see the torment in your mind
Life is not the tragedy it seems
You are not the weakest of your kind
Put these words, this wisdom, in your care
Do not waste a tiny tick of time
In your darkest moment of despair
Find the peak, the highest mountain. Climb
    Try, because you must. You feel it. Try
    Take a step, your first, towards the sky