“To Climb a Purple Mountain” by Gary Rushworth

TO CLIMB A PURPLE MOUNTAIN

Gary Rushworth

I watched the sunlight fade Behind the purple mountain; Like yet another dream Dissolving into the sea.

I try But sometimes I just lie here Too weak to move Lacking the will to risk – anything!

You say, “Try again!” I say, “Why?!” But you and I know the answer

The one that pushes, pulls And drags me along From day-to-day And night-to-night.

“O.K.,” I say, “It’s just one more mountain; another lost dream searching for freedom.”

Beckoning the clouds to wait, I climb the purple mountain, Hoping this time, To touch the sky of lost dreams And set them free.