Tower.

 You can ride life
like a tower
that holds
         you high
with the night in your hair.
You can drink in
every hour
and breathe
          and sing
to the infinite air.
If ever you lean
on the railing,
remain
      resolute -
lock a foot somewhere sound;
letting lights call you down
is an option,
       but how
will you witness them all from the ground?


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Age when written: 16