Building Core Strength Harbin Hot Springs, CA 2010
I arrive into darkness To set up my hammock Between two trees
My flashlight is dead I decide to complete My task In darkness
I carry my hammock and sleeping bag And blankets Into raw darkness
The path down is steep Feels almost vertical I move one foot at a time downwards Balancing all of myself on rock In darkness I must trust myself I must trust myself Even in darkness I can move myself through
In an instant I stumble Almost falling as loose stones move below Feel my muscles tense Then regain stability Of dark earth Solid below me
Shape of the trees stands out darker In the darkness I move slowly towards one of the trees Feeling with my fingertips softness Of mosses growing over her
I loop flat cord around the tree Move more swiftly now Through darkness Seeing with an inner knowing Hanging this hammock As if I have always hung Hammocks in darkness To sleep alone By the roar of rivers.
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