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The Silence You Call a Summit

A pose poem on how solitude becomes a story people tell themselves on the way up

By Tim CarmichaelPublished 4 months ago • Updated 4 months ago • 1 min read
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Beneath a vaulted heaven where silent stars perform their lonely orbits, the soul embarks upon a pilgrimage through shadows unknown. No map charts this expanse, for the terrain shifts like dreams beneath the pressure of a solitary wanderer. To tread where others fear to step remains the singular burden and the absolute glory of the heart.

To walk apart is to own the universe

Venture forth into that obsidian expanse, forsaking the beaten track paved by common spirits. True majesty resides far beyond the trodden soil, perched atop crags where the atmosphere turns thin and bitter. Only the bold who reject the chorus of the masses shall behold these forbidden splendors. They carve a tunnel through the suffocating darkness, guided by a singular, burning radiance that demands total submission.

To walk apart is to own the universe,

or so it tells itself while mistaking absence for authority

The vistas waiting upon those heights defy all mortal description. Visions of light piercing the gloom, revelations of celestial patterns obscured from the vulgar gaze, reveal themselves only to the intrepid traveler. Such sights command the spirit, transforming the weary pilgrim into a creature of infinite longing. These heights belong solely to the nomad who scorns comfort to pursue a destiny forged in strength and midnight.

To walk apart is to own the universe,

though the universe does not confirm this claim, only continues without acknowledgment

Do not falter when the path spirals into abyss or scales the sharpest spires of existence. The struggle itself constructs the majesty found at the zenith. Behold the grand spectacle of a life lived for the self, a testament etched in the foundation of the cosmos. To walk apart is to own the universe, though in the end it was only a phrase repeated to make solitude sound like conquest.

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Tim Carmichael

Let your becoming be louder than your fear, and your smallest steps become the road you once thought impossible to walk. An Appalachian poet and cookbook author my book Beautiful and Brutal Things is on Amazon, Link 👇

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    Written by Tim Carmichael