The Trek

Every step up
Forces air from your lungs,
It's too hard to talk,
So, you cry.

Why would you leave
Such a well-known green
For whatever is on
The far side?


Your heels dig in,
The dirt gets thick,
Can you lift your leg
From the floor?

A life that you know
For one that you don't,
Less time when you could
Have had more.


The enemy you've seen
From all sides of the screen,
The comfort in knowing
The pain,

The way that he strikes,
The flow of the fights,
The start and the end
Of the game.

You survive every time,
But if survival is life,
You really should rethink
The trek,

Two years, almost three,
But if you look, you'll see me
In a love that was worth
Every step.