Day 19: Beyond

It’s because of the mountains that we forget the ground

It’s because of the mountains that we forget the ground

And yet, there could be no mountains without the ground

We remember during an earthquake, when

The mountains crumble, into ground

While the old ground rises up into mountains

Up-down, up-down, ebb-flow, a cycle of destruction

We say, ‘remember the ground’ and pay no mind to the mountains

But our eyes can’t help rising in their presence

Like the ears of a dog who hears his master

So we’re left with life in the plains

Beyond the mountains

Where they don’t block our view of the ground