Pavement
pounding
heart 
thumping
breath
escaping
fatigue
banished
dynamic rhythme of two shoes
a peace of mind
an iron trap
muscles growing
muscles tearing
nerves complaining
stomach churning
eyes focussed
burning their neck
arms swinging
not going back
all going forward
getting tired
got a ways to go
feeling inspired
can see the shapes
of friends in my head
pushing me on
despite that they’re dead
running takes fuel
unfinished works are perfect
pushing through
of the pains that have birthed it
heading uphill
the attack is started
pumping the legs
hoping strength hasn’t parted
mind unfocused
the time slows down
foot steps behind
time to push past the sound
getting closer to the end
hear gaspings of breath
know it’s not me
I still have health
two hundred yards
one prime target
to take this cocky one out
leave a finish the audience won’t forget
fatigue turns to strength
as the final burst roars
strains at my being
not to die it imploars
getting so close
the finish right there
bang
one crossed the line
the other behind
may not be first
but you lost to mine
lungs sucking for air
the muscles are spent
my mind is a blur
I’m never doing that again
and as I sit back
and chear the rest on
the run has ended
but race’s just begun

-David
00:03 8-26-02

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