Destiny's Call

Stepping back I begin to ponder
I see from the fog of my fear
to the summit I've long despaired.

I stare back at my progress,
yet the summit beckons me.
Is it time to move on?

I have reached my oasis
a place to regroup and stay
as I meditate and pray

To setup my camp right here
comforted on this sunny slope,
How simple my life could be.

Need I grapple this summit
of lifes hardship and strife?
Couldn't I just camp and coast?

The summit is forboding,
full of chance and risk.
Is completing this journey my wish?

I've weathered my hardships,
tended some of my deepest wounds.
Revived a dark and empty soul.

I neither wish nor care to
retrace those hard earned steps.
The summit is my goal... my destiny.