Five
I walk along the ridge crest with nothing in my hands.
Where are you now? and how is it I am alive here — as snow begins to fall?
The speaker is walking high along a ridge with nothing in their hands, and that small detail suggests both freedom and vulnerability. They speak to someone who is not there: “Where are you now?” The next question—“how is it I am alive here”—turns the moment toward grief or stunned survival.
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