Trailblazing…by Katherine Gotthardt
What is it you’re not seeing
when you’re only
looking up?
Did you miss footprints
in the grass, making imprints
among the impossible?
Or further behind
on that scarred trail,
scrapes of rakes and hoes
barely staying steady?
It’s the indents in earth
that give it away, signs
everyone needs something
to rely on.
Yet in your climb, you forget:
You wouldn’t be here
if it weren’t for the mountain.
You wouldn’t be here
if it weren’t for the trail.
You wouldn’t be here
except for the footpath
cut through the treeline
and slump of every valley.
Maybe it’s time
to look down again,
remind yourself of stark reality.
Everything deserves
to be recognized.
(For more of Katherine’s excellent works, please visit her website.)
