Obstacle

Obstacle

There was an impassible
obstacle
back there
somewhere.

I guess when it was labeled
insurmountable
they weren't banking
on me bridging the gap
between stone walls
with my body
and bending myself
over boulders.

I'd have reached back
to bring you out
of the dark, damp
confines
where cool walls shade
moisture and moss
from the sizzle of the sun,

but you're not here.
Nobody is,
since when I overcame
the indomitable
I did it alone.

So now this place
I've attained,
by wedging my body,
working slowly upward,
this place
with its royal rock,
this place
spread out and shining,
belongs to nobody
but me.

And back there,
somewhere,
is a boulder
assuring my solitude,
keeping you
in the sunless
slot,
a slit in the ground
I step over
while exploring
the vastness
just an impossible leap
above.