Climbing the Mountain

Though the fog covers all the ground
So thick and dark, as I look around
I know that deep within my heart
Leaving you will give me a new start
I look back and see you standing there
Teary-eyed, you look so scared
I turn around and don't look back
I refuse to fall into your trap
I take a breath and look straight ahead
Stepping forward, my heart fills with dread
I push back the fear and start climbing high
The fog so thick, I can't see the sky
Forever I climb, sometimes falling down
Crossing raging rivers, but I never drown
Like a soldier in battle, I keep marching on
Never resting, but still going strong
Looking around, I suddenly stop
The fog is gone, and I've reached the top!
The sky is so blue, the grass is so green
Then, the most beautiful sight I've ever seen
My family and friends, all waiting for me
THe fog is gone, so now I can see
They picked me up each time I fell down
They held me up so I wouldn't drown
The fog was so thick, I didn't know they were there
Now that I know, all I can do is stare
They smile and move so I can see the mirror
I walk up to it without a trace of fear
As I look inside, my tears fall like rain
Now that you're gone, I'll never be the same
I have moved on, I can finally live
And enjoy all the things that life has to give

*Just so you know, the "person" I left was the part of me that was scared and intimidated and hurt, the part keeping me from living life. The fog and mtn. represent harships, the fog more accurately representing how my problems took over my life and how I could see nothing but my pain and sorrow. The rivers are points in my life where I didn't think I could go on, where everything seemed to overwhelm me. The times I fell were the times that I almost (or did) give up. Then at the end, I finally get over my problems (climbed the mountain and the fog is gone) and now that I'm not consumed by my problems, I see that I was never really alone, that I had support all along. I realize (the mirror) that I have changed and become stronger, and now I can face life*