I learned today 200 people’s dead bodies
are on Everest
because you die there and you usually stay there
too dangerous to take your body down the mountain
but bravo to those with the grit to climb Everest
even at the risk of losing their lives
as for me, I’m not that brave or adventurous
I prefer climbing smaller mountains in life
that don’t require mountain gear
that don’t require climbing actual mountains
the mountain I climb is the mountain of trying to stay
sane and alive in this challenging, crazy world.
Bob Boyd