Alex Honnold
Leaves his mark on the city
As he stands tall and quite pretty
He reaches the pinnacle
Some were cynical
Others stated this is far too political
Alex stands tall
With arms outstretched
Triumphant in achievement
We’re all in agreement
Alex reflects
It’s fun to go on a roller coaster
It’s exciting to go in a plane
It’s creative to make a painting
Or ride in a very fast train
But for Alex the climb of a very tall skyscraper
No matter how plain
Or insane
As he makes friends along the way
For Alex it is the skyscraper
That he climbs without fear
Year after year
Climbing the front
Climbing the rear
Bold and sincere
A fearless climber that he is
It is where he finds his calm, his bliss
Not for everyone it’s true
Only for that very few
To climb a skyscraper
What a caper
Nimble on his feet
What a feat
He did complete
He climbed high
Almost reached the sky
We held our breath
We did not want to hear of his death
Alex whispers, I want to live
To climb another day
And want to do it my way
So brave so strong
He did not put a foot wrong
His gaze shifted far below
People looked like ants
To and fro
We watched as he climbed the building way above
Our hearts missing a beat
We all have many emotions
Which could fill all the oceans
We imagine Alex thanking the wind
For not giving him a shove
Like a mourning dove
Alex looked up at the skyscraper
For him, so inviting
The weather calm and no lightening
He whispers, skyscraper so tall and smooth
For you, I must climb
But I don’t want to fall
As I pass the mountains quite tall
The trees below bending in gentle breeze
Alex shouts to all you dreamers of climbing a skyscraper
That stand above us all
They remind us of how we really are quite small
What did he seek
As he climbed so high
Almost touching the clouds in the sky
To conquer Skyscrapers so tall and imposing
Is perhaps what he did seek
But then we don’t need to climb
Or walk in a straight line to reach our peak
Obstacles will always come and go
Ever fast, ever slow
What is it that we need to grow and grow
We can’t have a lightbulb moment
Without curiosity and ideas
To expect it magically to glow
So like Alex we need to work hard to follow that dream
We can’t rely just on faith
But with curiosity we can make a date
Does a skyscraper ever grow old and tired
Of holding themselves up so strong and high
With their rooftops against the sky
Well Done Alex
How amazing are you
To follow your dream, you did pursue
To be a skyscraper climber he does invite
No thank you says I it would give me a fright
A poet I would rather be
Or reclining with a good book
That’s the life for me!
