A youthful heart seek adventures,
just unending thirst, needs quenching,
so he planned, procures the gears,
challenging tall mountains.
As casual hiking became serious,
getting passionate, deeply involved,
taking leaves from office works,
got opportunities, traveled the world.
When friends & families cheered,
while his colleagues would admire,
motivating him to participate events,
fully devoted, regardless of costs.
Finally reach the stage of life,
of fulfilling dreams from childhood,
everything else were just preparations,
for a chance, of scaling Mount Everest.
Taking a guide, he began the climb,
once fitness checked, being acclimatized,
from base camps, to higher grounds,
taking rests and summit push.
Reaching peak, he captured the scenes,
imprinted in cameras and memories,
small celebrations, and descent begin,
a dangerous time, as fatigue sets in.
When euphoria recedes, reality strikes,
his aging body, made him realize,
nausea, headache, acute sickness,
there's no relief, after inhaling oxygen.
Guide supported, but he was tired,
with cough & cyanosis, danger rise,
still path treacherous, for help to arrive,
so he was deserted, left to die.
Guide descends, promises to return,
yet, he knew, his end has come,
as glimpses of life, come into mind,
final accomplishment, brightly shined...
He watched the vast blue sky,
whispered apologies to his family,
there was no fear, only joy inside,
with a broad smile, closes his eyes.
