I always come back
to the work my grandfather did.
It lets me break
down
and it clears my
head
to gasp for grace.
I must give back, I must be here.
Said his heart, to his ear,
Said the whistle of the train,
climbing the mound of his back,
climbing west, into the Himalayas.
I always circle back,
climbing west,
climbing west.
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