Tenacity

Shaking hands grabbed splintered wood
As I set my sights up high
With trembling feet, I began to climb
The ladders to the sky
Misty kisses on my cheek
Raindrops cooled my skin
As I pierced the suffocating clouds
And ignored the voice within
Distant voices down below
Yelled at me to halt
They said I wouldn't make it
I continued without fault
I had to keep on going
Because I knew despite it all
That the higher I had climbed 
The harder I would fall
At last I saw the moon
Silver beckoning light
Illuminating the final rungs
I reached with all my might
Then suddenly I slipped
Feet scrambling on wet wood
And my heart screamed in my throat
As I waited for the thud
But when it didn't come
I dared to open my eyes
And much to my amazement 
I was suspended in the skies
I hadn't reached my target
For Jupiter or Mars
But I had tried my very hardest
And still fell among the stars