How can I let it burst from my soul
when my heart is so burdened by difficulty?

Where can I stand to get perspective?

Tell myself this valley is temporary
even though it doesn’t feel that way.

To remember I am loved as I am
and difficulties are ephemeral.

But so are the hopeful times I counter.

Life is like that.

Climbing to a peak, then realizing you will travel down, again.

When you reach a pinnacle,
take time to gaze at the panorama.

Let it fill you with hope for the next journey.

May it be so.