Go and tell the mountain
that now is not the time
to pull us closer to the sun.
If you’re going, take this flag
and stab it with the mountain,
the view from so far up
your breath turns to ice
then blows back down on us.
In terms of illusory challenges,
a crag is just for fun.
When the river looks …
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