By wistful
Date: 2001 Jul 16
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The mountaineer

Each time I think that I  
Have finally won a toe-hold
And risk to raise myself
Upon that precarious perch

As my eager fingers search
To secure a higher plane
I lose my hard-fought footing
And tumble back again

Only one among the throng
Who would claim this proud peak
For their own.