A Different Mountain Duet

The mountain is waiting
for my eyes to see the sunrise
just the wilderness and me
in the pre-dawn air
a different mountain duet
far from human voices
no more drowning woman
balancing impossible weight on my shoulders
the mountain is waiting
and my voice waits with it
saving a song for the sunrise
far removed from my own civilized ways
digging down
into sweat and muscle and breath
for the words to break free – Caroline A. Slee