Sprint
I like running.
It's simple
no thinking
just run
treadmill shoes pushing earth beneath
bones jarring with each leap
lungs gasping and sucking in desperation
pain under ribs and stomach
In my mind
I can run forever
hour after hour
letting everything melt away
until breath is all that's left
I get that in sprinting
but in sprinting only
I can't run that long
I want to run like I can escape
until the world blurs together
until my legs fall apart
and my shoulders release
and my chest unravels
and nothingness remains
but I can't run that long
my body fails too fast
and I have to come back
I like running
but I can never disappear
I like running.
It's simple
no thinking
just run
treadmill shoes pushing earth beneath
bones jarring with each leap
lungs gasping and sucking in desperation
pain under ribs and stomach
In my mind
I can run forever
hour after hour
letting everything melt away
until breath is all that's left
I get that in sprinting
but in sprinting only
I can't run that long
I want to run like I can escape
until the world blurs together
until my legs fall apart
and my shoulders release
and my chest unravels
and nothingness remains
but I can't run that long
my body fails too fast
and I have to come back
I like running
but I can never disappear
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12/24/18
12/24/18