Thoughts in Bold Ink

How?

You told her, “You can do it all!”

So she tried to climb a mountain

But she couldn’t afford a harness

So she went to sell lemonade

But you said, “Aim higher!”

So she went to sell wooden knickknacks

But you said, “You need a permit.”

So she went to the building and waited for days

But you saw her and said, “Too young”

So she went back to the mountain.

The mountain:

You said to climb every mountain

But you couldn’t bother to give her a harness?

She then sought me in the mirror of time

I stared back at her; looking at my past

And I gave her my harness I had sewn myself

Then she climbed the mountain

And you were at the top

Asking, “How did you get up here?”

She responded, “How did you?”

You fell silent.