that mountain over there

you could, you could if
you wanted to. climb that mountain
over there. the one
in the distance, the one
snow capped and treeless
once it rises into
the clouds. you could,
you could easily get up
off this couch and put
your boots on, buy
a burrow and some climbing
gear and go up
that mountain, scale
the rocky peak, but you
are a wiser man now, so
you'll leave it alone.
venture out,
get coffee, something
to eat.