because it's there

you are the kind of person
who sees a moutain peak
and shrugs and says, nope,
not for me, i'm not going
up there.
the thin air, the wild bear,
the slippery rocks,
wind, and the bones of
others who also thought,
why not. no, bring me
my hot toddy and a chair,
and when others ask why
i'll say boldly, stretching out
my legs, warming my hands
by a fire, because it's there.