Path to Akala
Adam Hodges

the steep path to akala

fit, long, lean

legs carry lithe body
over barren

jagged rocks

sink in black sand

on steep
slopes

lungs, casually
expand, contract
billows
energy from blood
oxygenated in

thin air

radiates
blue

sun hangs
gold in the sky
of island land

far
below

the sea

to the sun
a direct line

of mountain backbone
unfettered
by clouds

up high
on the back
of the earth

stands

the body

akala