How to - Climb Mt. Everest

Don't leave me behind;
I too want to climb.
To the highest reaches;
Starting from the lowest beaches.

We need some things, we can not do without;
Food, water and a toothbrush no doubt.
Tent, sleeping bag and a guide to boot;
Someone who has been there, and knows the route.

We will close up our packs
And put them on our backs
And Like beasts of burden
for awhile we escape our lives, do the forbidden

The climb will be rigorous;
But it won't get the best of us
Each step measured and sure;
It is just part of what we must endure.

Wind cutting my face like a knife
Feet; cold, just as ice
We may be beaten before we arrive
Was this encounter too high to strive

When on top, we will soar like the birds;
And see below us the meandering herds.
We will have joy that will have no bound;
Until we must make our way back down.