Reaching the Summit

Gracious splendor above billowing clouds
Across the lava flows and into the heart
Desolation leads to depth and humility
On top of the world where heaven starts
The lungs ache but the soul breathes
Above rooftops and above the trees
Seeping into rusted veins like poison darts
Where birds of prey find their tranquility
Tears come like rain and slowly you take part
Peering inside, what was lost is now found.