[MJA]

SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

I climbed upon a giant
So that I could better see,
But found the incredible hieght
Only obscured my sight.

Standing on his shoulders
With the thoughts of a better view,
Instead of seeing more that day
The view took me futher away.

With my head stuck in the clouds
Questioning questions and more questions,
I found myself lost
The giant's shoulders the cost.

Uncertainty from this elevation
Brought me much fear,
Perhaps it was only the complexity of the view
That sent my sight and mind askew.

The perception was different there
It seemed so far away,
Better to stand on the ground
To see all that is around, nature's truth abound.

Climbing off the giant
Was not that easy to do,
Simplification became the ladder
Taking me back to the ground, and all that mattered.

Once on the ground again
My mind seemed to clear, much less fear,
Their was no more dizziness bouts,
clouds, and much less doubts.

Perhaps then, the giants view
Only took me futher from what is true,
For now I stand on the ground
Where nature is sound.

And if others say
I look the wrong way,
The shoulders of giants
Is where I must stay.

The truth is not there
it is only here,
simplicity the path,
The direction is clear.

Back to the ground
Where all is found,
Back to square one
Where all is true, and all is one.

MJA