Step by step, I feel the height returning

Air thins slow while the daylight keeps turning

Hands still shake, but I hold the timber firm

Every breath is a promise I relearn

Upward weight, a steady call

Not a sprint, just a careful crawl

What slipped away is not undone

I reclaim each place, rung by rung

Rung by rung I find my footing

Even though the fall once stole my view

Every inch becomes a quiet triumph

Building toward the sky I once knew

Higher now, even if the climb is slow

Piece by piece I let the steady courage grow

Past still tugs like a tide I never asked for

Cold reminders on the grain of every board

Yet my grip holds true as the wind pulls wide

Strength renews in the motion I decide

Upward weight, a steady call

Not a sprint, just a careful crawl

What slipped away is not undone

I rebuild the path, rung by rung

Rung by rung the view expands around me

Horizons once lost now sharpen back to blue

Every step becomes its own small victory

Reaching for a place I always knew

I hold the frame

Feel the timber warm

Trust the climb

Let the balance form

And though the height is far from done

The sky feels closer rung by rung

Rung by rung I rise toward my center

Even if the fall still marks the truth

Every inch reminds me what I’m made of

Carving out the life I once outgrew

Rung by rung

I keep on moving

Rung by rung

The light keeps proving

Rung by rung

This climb is mine