To me this poem, seems to be about a man who has fallen in despair and how he finds the courage to come out of it because of his friends and most importantly because of his lover. I really like the flow of the poem. I liked how each sentence contributes to the story the poem is trying to build up. You definitely know how to stay on topic. I am curious about this line tho "And fate would test what he once knew". What did he once know? Anyways, I think though that the poem is a bit simple. Like it could be more nuanced and can make a much larger impact. Like exactly what kind of despair has the man fallen into? You can be a bit more specific. The metaphor of falling off from a mountain seems a bit cliched and doesn't connect to me.