words left unspoken

climbing.

you're trying your absolute hardest
to reach the very top,
but there's no rungs for you to reach for,
and so you decide to stop.
you sought for another method,
to help you with continuing up,
you decided to try by foot this time,
success! you're no longer stuck.

you're treading through this thick, thick mud,
and you're feeling slightly weathered,
you begin to feel exhausted
and that's when it goes
downhill...

misplaced footing; you're now sliding down,
down,
down,
down towards the ground.

all your successes and all your progress
being ripped right from your grasp.
as these successes are taken from you,
from your lips escapes a small gasp.
you're sliding further downwards now,
down towards the ground.
you've reached the very bottom now,
are you even proud?

battered and covered in bruises,
you've been shaken to your core.
your heart is aching oh so badly,
and you're feeling oh so sore.
"what the hell do i do now?",
you begin to ask yourself.
you've never been this low before,
and you're stuck,
in need of help.

you're calling out for someone;
for someone who is free.
free to help you from this pit,
and free to help you be.
no one seems to answer,
it feels like you're all alone.
you're breaking more and more these days,
you're aching in every bone.

the more you wait around down here,
the further you begin to sink.
it's time to do something about this rut,
come one, buddy,
it's time to think.

you begin to grasp for stability
and maybe a sense of hope,
you're trying your absolute hardest to deal with things
and you're doing your best to cope.

it's difficult, believe me,
but everyone can see that you're trying,
despite the way you stumble and fumble,
everyone can see you climbing.

you're trying to reach the very top,
but somehow you've reached the bottom.
but who said that you're unable to succeed,
and are unable to solve your own problems.
you've been working to find your footing once more,
after slipping and sliding downwards,
but you're up and you're working again
towards your dreams and are now so very empowered.