Above Average

 For those who have a destiny to pursue

Their path has a destination they must reach

Only by staying on that road their peace is found

No matter the price it demands, they are happy to pay

Away from any clueless plain road they will run

For it lacks direction and promises meaningless bliss

Their whole life is pursuing what is meaningful to them

Intolerable to them is the easy road that leads nowhere 

A thorny path that leads to their dream is more preferable

The huddles and risks along the way are huge and ruthless

But the destination they desire is even bigger and priceless

It dwarfs the impossible odds challenging their zeal

They are out to prove that mountains can be moved

Non-negotiable is the matter of pursuing their destiny

Their zeal for their destiny is one that no hammer can crush

They are the determined mountaineers

Their goal is to conquer the lofty peak up there

Every step of the struggle emboldens their spirit

Contending with massive cliffs that block their way

And committing to scale them no matter the cost

Defying the gullies that cut them from their goal

And contriving every means imaginable to get across

Braving the chilling cold biting into their bones

And becoming utterly numb to its sustained assault

Daring and parrying the blows from the bitter gusts

That reduce their long journey to a painful crawl

Fighting hard to stay on the icy and slippery surface

That is striving to plunge them into the jaws of death

Giving up their dream is never a matter up for debate

Their spirit is a fire that no amount of water can extinguish