"Climbing Everyday Everests" (poem) by Nathan Gatten

Nathan Gatten on “Climbing Everyday Everests” and Making Tracks with Facilitator Sylvia (FWD)​

Everyday Everests

In my basement, my studio 
I paint the brightest star 
Makes me feel I go far 

But my Everyday Everest 
Takes all we’ve got to climb 
Stopping the time 
Can’t see the sky 
My parents and I 
Try & Try & Try

Massive mountain
Outside my window 
See but cannot touch 
Future without footpath
Too much, too much
Double try, triple try 
Try & Try & Try

My Present, My Future
Two mountains
No paths
My Everyday Everests 


*When Climbing Together with Facilitator Sylvia (Facilitation Wellington Dufferin):


Facilitator? Explorer!
We test the terrain 
She knows more than my name
Walks the mile in my shoes
We see what I could do
Helps me find what I want to...

Facilitator? Dream Team!
“Hmm.. Maybe? But how?”
Build on community now.


We’re Surveyors! Track layers!
Laying tracks takes time
With Sylvia, they’re mine

Unlocking stations, 
Building destinations
Me, my facilitator, my family 
And my Everyday Everests

PLEASE DON’T CUT MY ROPE NOW!

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