Surround

 

 

I see hard, stark
rock gating
that never opens.
Sharp mountain
arcs of preventative
outcrops.  Past
certain ledges,
I see sustenance
is not possible,
these dark sides. 
All of existence
with steep limitations.
Severe.  Unyielding.
Each locked-in place.
Every block
to every ragged edge
a barrier to ascension
and then the clouds
shift and I see
merely a scenic
ridge.  Wandering. 
Against
a startling firmament.