The Climb

Good days are only manageable

But bad days are unbearable

Everyone says that life has ups and downs

Common advice is to hang in there – to keep going!

So you try to reach the peaks

Despite losing your footing with every attempt

Yet you tell yourself that life is not a downwards spiral

That if you keep on climbing the slippery slope

You too can tell others to not give up

You too can join those who talk about the highs and lows

You too can say that there is always a silver lining

But until then...

You climb

You slip

You climb

You fall

You climb

You stumble

You climb

You crawl

All for the hope that one day

The good days will be good

And the bad days manageable