handhold

Climb
Boulder
Start down squat
Keep arms relaxed
Let your legs work
Search 'round for holds

You wish for a handhold
And how

Scrape
your hands countless times over rocks
Blister
your fingers
Attempt
to maintain a grip

Thrill and
Exhilaration
Build with
Each
Problem
Solved

Done for the day
Problems on the wall solved
Problems in the head still squirm
What now

All you want now
All you need now

Someone else's hand
A handhold for two

It won't break open your skin
It won't leave you hanging

As long as you hold on