the gods need not take our sight …

[updated 5-19-2025]

we scale ourselves …

in moving from low to high,
we see our pathway as true,
and that we are in the right.
yet forever left nearby,
as if they are out of view,
still the shadows of the night

whether heaven or haven
will ever erase our blight,
our myths impel us even
further on a cosmic flight

[refrain]
contemplate views from the site
the infinite in your sight
a temporary delight
the peak of eternal light

like Sisyphus for his wrongs,
while the summit’s view rivets,
we cannot stay at such height,
it’s not where our soul belongs,
just for brief tourist visits
the peak of eternal light

Copyright © 2025 John P. Healy

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