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Hike-ku!

A Journey in Three Parts

By Kendall Defoe Published 3 years ago • 1 min read
Hike-ku!
Photo by Joel & Jasmin Førestbird on Unsplash

The first step is hard.

My backpack gives and then takes.

Forward? Yes, I say...

*

Some urge to map it.

Sun on horizon; cold grows.

Backward? Not a chance.

*

Darkness around me.

Sound and motion build all fears.

What dark shape is that?

Or something else...

*

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