Top of the World by Kimberly Stutevoss

Top of the World by Kimberly Stutevoss

I’m on top of the world on the highest

Mountain. The deepest river lies below

Separating me from the other side

I take it all in but don’t dare look down

Because I’ve been waiting to smile, I’ve been

Holding it all in for this moment of

Pure ecstasy. The sky above is a

Wonderful mix of blues and whites. It looks

Like an angry ocean thrashing its waves.

I’d like to take you with me if I can

I’ve been dreaming of this adventure since

I was a child listening to the ones

Of my papa as a youth. I never stopped.

I’ve travelled through dirt and gray gravel roads,

Hoping to reach what is the top of the world.

When I have the courage to look down at

My feet I see the white ice cap I stand

Upon and the light brown dirt that spreads down

Until it hits the bluest of rivers.

I wonder what lies beneath the blue sea.

A mysterious creature of the deep

Or just green algae and nothing breathing.

I’m on top of the world on the highest

Mountain. The deepest river lies below

Separating me from the other side

 I take it all in and look up above

Because I’ve been waiting to smile, I’ve been

Holding it all in for this moment of

Pure ecstasy. The sky above is a

Wonderful mix of blues and whites. I smile.