Incline

The image from my guides 

Was of a steep slope

I am climbing

Intense but short

Now

After a few days

I am nearing the top

I feel a little like that

Wearing out.

A little hard to breathe

Slight sore throat

Pain in my ankles and hips

Flushed with heat.

My mind looks for 

Another story

I’m detoxing

I’m getting a cold

I’m allergic to fall

My shoes are wrong

I can see validity

In all of those other 

Options

But 

It just helps my heart

To go with the story

I was given

I’ll still try on 

Some different shoes

And take my supplements

They would help

On my hike up

Anyway