{"seoTitle":"The Mountain We Climb — A Poem About Not Walking Life Alone","seoDescription":"A reflective poem on the unseen company of friends, ancestors, and spirits who walk with us through life's hardest ascents. By Pemba Umoja.","keywords":"mountain poem, poem about ancestors, poem about not being alone, climbing life poem, spiritual poem, Pemba Umoja poems","line1":"None of us are alone on the mountain.","line2":"","line3":"We have our gear, backpacks, our crampons and axes,","line4":"but we carry so much more.","line5":"","line6":"The words and wishes of friends,","line7":"the legacy of ancestors,","line8":"the guidance of spirits.","line9":"","line10":"We don’t walk the high peaks alone.","line11":"We do it with everyone who has ever mattered.","line12":"","line13":"And in the silence of the mountains","line14":"and drifting clouds,","line15":"we converse with them","line16":"with every step.","line17":"","line18":"We reunite in the most treacherous parts.","line19":"","line20":"They hold our hands","line21":"and our hearts.","line22":"","line23":"It is not just the mountain we climb.","line24":"","line25":"It is not alone that we ascend."}