Striving for the pinnacle of your achievements as those who try to slow your ascent plumet off the winding trail of the tallest mountain that is life to the comfortable yet unforgiving valley below Traversing paths That have been followed a thousand times Though each adventurer is subjected To the uniqueness of their own journey I follow mine My story my destiny The spire in my eyes Looming over the valley below They're stabbing at my heels I attempt to throw them off They are a shadow The sun sets on them I watch them