Take me to your leader

I thought about climbing a tree once. That was before the cold wind filled the horizon and the rains came and washed away a lifetime of hopes, dreams, terror and aspiration. After that there was nothing but darkness and I even stopped to wonder about whether or not I would see the sky again. I was lost.

But here I am, a new beginning, and as the sun kissed my head this morning, I looked up and saw this trunk of unending opportunity and I thought about hoping again.

Maybe I will climb that tree after all.