Rainbow Falls
tried this
once before
and turned
around
an hour in
got to that point
bricks and mortar
tell yourself
it’s ok
do it … another day
why not today
bleeding boots
whining when
sandal soles
that’s why
and they tell us
another hour
and a half
you’re there
and it’d be easy
if the trail
were smooth
and even
and dry
but it’s not
at all
resting on rocks
pulling up socks
twisting over rubble
sloshing through the muck
that plank bridge
and this is a vacation
12 miles
to watch
the water
f
a
l
l
and it hadn’t
a thing to do
with water
TL