Climb and try to touch the void <br />powered by your will; <br />happy to be unemployed, <br />you can’t roll downhill. <br /> <br />Inspired by news of the death of Ireland’s latest hero, Gerald McDonnell, who was the first Irishman to climb Ks, but died shortly after with eight other victims: <br /> <br />Indeed, the nation’s pride was acknowledged hours later by President Mary McAleese, who described the loss as “truly heartbreaking.” In a column in The Irish Independent, Mr. Falvey assured Mr. McDonnell’s family and the nation that he “died doing what he loved: touching the void.” “There will be no-one else sent up to look for them now because the risks are just too great, ” he wrote. “We accept, as Ger’s family do, that he will not be coming down from that mountain.” <br /> <br />8/4/08<br /><br />gershon hepner<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/touching-the-void/
