the poem

home from the neverending trip.

was it good? yes.

was it stretching yes.

am i glad i did it? yes.

would i do it again? nope lol!

it was a great week with lots of time to think and stretch myself and just "unplug" for a while. pics soon hopefully. my travel buddy was in charge of that.

on our last night camping we decided we would each write a poem about our trip. you must understand that this was the 7th night we were sleeping in a tent. it was about 50 degrees outside. all our wood was wet. we had gone out for dinner and then spent over an hour playing uno in the tent. we were bored and SO over the whole camping thing. so then we opted for poetry. travel buddy should be posting her poem (much funnier than mine!) on her blog soon...

you must also understand that the term "badass" was used as a method of self-validation after going without a shower for 4 days, kayaking on lake superior, hiking the porcupine mtns, and sleeping in a tent for a week.

the clouds descend over the early morning sun

baring the way

between dark and day

how long will it stay this way?

the trail is wet with dew and drops of rain

but it beckons

calling

pleading

"try me"

sizing me up like i'm not enough

to take it

i smile and shake my head and grit my teeth

as i descend beneath

the canopy of leaves

down

down

down into the valley of despair

the trees breathe and deceive me

the path is easy at first and beckoning

but the real test is coming

watching and waiting

for me to surrender

but i stand

and move

forward and up not because of fear

but because i've been to hell and back without shedding a tear

these days hell is cold nights

and days with hot climbs

and biting flies

i've got grease in my hair

and dirt under my nails

the climb is steep and long

but i am strong

so i push

and strain

make my way through the rain

until i finally break through the trees

and i see

the view

You

reflected in all that is good and true

and then in the beauty i see that

with You

nothing can hold me back

with You

i am badass