switchback

The paths of our lives
twist and turn
As if on a continuous
switchback
through the mountains
Climbing and waiting
for the trail to end
Waiting for
something new
Always wishing
for better
Pining for
an easier view
But it's everlastingly
up hill
Never down
If you want to really get
somewhere
Anywhere but down
Sends you through
the clouds
Of happy days
and sad ones
That make you
hope
For what is
next
around the
bend