Gardening

What if you had to accept that your life isn't like a mountain
Started from the bottom
and climbed steadily upwards
each level representing a year
an event
a progression
With the view from the top getting steadily higher
'better'?
With the option of up, down or stuck on the same spot
What if your life was like a garden
With bits that grow with care
parts that fall way despite love
and unexpected blooms where you least expect them
and some parts that while planted with intention
get swiftly dug up once they grow roots
Measuring not by looking up or down but by wandering around
Less like looking at the view and more like
​smelling the roses.