The silence of the fog is displaced by the noise in my mind
Flesh and blood, unbelonging, amongst cathedrals of rock and ice
Darkness looms in the whitest of places
It’s decision time
My heart races
Up to success
Down to failure

Refuge lurks around the corner, begging to be found
Risk in the name of reward, I check my balance
My breath melts the air to freeze again on my face
My hands burn
My legs creek
The burden of each step
Up – Slowly but surely
Across the void, on to level ground
Flesh and blood, safe and sound.