Why such a burden, fate

Wish for a simpler cause
To escape this painful clench
Tightened jaw, so unwilling
Too unfortunate to accept
Such a fate graciously.
The noise becomes enough
So that hands must interfere
To drown and throttle the gift
And all it threatens to give

Why such a burden, fate?
And with it such injury
As those who run through walls,
Ignoring open doors,
Regret time lost to disbelief,
The suffering of struggle,
And the foolish presumption
That one must climb a mountain backwards...
To appreciate the view.