Up and up I climb,

So many lessons,

So many books,

So much research.

Up and up I climb,

When I get more knowledge,

When I get more experience,

When I’m more prepared.

When I’m older.

Up and up I climb,

When I’m strong enough,

When I have a beautiful body,

When I don’t have any responsibilities,

When I’m fully prepared.

Then I’ll dive,

Then I’ll take the leap,

Then I’ll take that breath and…just do it.

But no, wait.

Up and up I’ve climbed.

Its very high up here,

I can’t see through the clouds.

Are those gates I see ahead?

Are they opening?

Up and up I’ve climbed,

Perfection now out of reach,

Paralysed, I realise it’s all too late.

I’ll have to step through now,

The light is much brighter out there.

What a shame I never tried that dive….

“Don’t die with your music in you” (a Dr Wayne Dyer quotation)