My Hiking Boots

Lulled by small comforts, disarmed by laziness,

To compare was stupid I thought;

The peak is not my desire, I decided,

And walked merrily around.

Other challenges lay across the path,

And overcoming them I felt proud;

Decided who cares for the peak,

Anyways its warm and sunny down.

And I met people here, lots,

Who shared my dream, my beliefs;

So I decided this was for the best,

And threw away my hiking boots.

Now my heaven is crowded, the water muddled,

The grass all dried, the air stale;

The peak now is farther but bright,

As I set out to look for my hiking boots.