spirit

steady uphill climb
puts temperance in the slog.
for the mountain top.

the golden handcuffs
that would make houdini proud.
bankers are gangsters.

by bits and pieces
a whole life can unravel.
the mind’s fragile thread.

once in a blue moon
the meek inherit their dues.
hungry until then.

fear is a big monster
but it only has paper teeth.
making mountains of molehills.

drink the elixir.
dive into the nuanced lies.
dying for true air.