Safety in Danger

This must be it
the way birds feel

Sensing ultimate freedom
in guidance of nature
feeling safety in danger

Swirling through the mountains
in an unmatched power
of sweet vulnerability

With crosses on ridges
to not forget death
we stare into the abyss
and welcome any stares back

---

Every time I read this poem, it brings me right back to when I wrote it. On the back of the motorbike, going through the Andes in Peru with the most beautiful views and the most dangerous roads. I’ve never felt this free, this scared but safe, this powerful and vulnerable, all at the same time. I absolutely loved it.

Read more about my time on this motorbike trip through Peru.