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The Ladder

April 1, 2024
By libraryghost PLATINUM, Lynnwood, Washington
libraryghost PLATINUM, Lynnwood, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
"No one really understands each other. We're all just stuck inside ourselves." Aza, Turtles All the Way Down


You think you are the damsel, above

till you realize you're ascending rungs

that snake into eternity

a forever in the future-no in the distance

that you can never quite capture

you think the top is near

till you look up and the goal

is so far away, so hard to scale

you ask yourself why

you didn't take the stairs

there wasn't any passage that was clear

you remember: it was full

take the difficult way up, filled with

obstacles and seemingly endless work

but it'll be less crowded

they'll all be waiting in a traffic jam

while you've climbed halfway there



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