Running Away
By Kenneth R. Cabrieto

     Blistered and bruised all over,
     There's no way to escape.
     Want to fast-forward through this,
     But this isn't a tape.
     Don't even know what's I'm running from,
     All I know is that it's strong.
     Watching each step I take,
     Can't let even one be wrong.
     If I stay back and fight,
     I'll get knocked down to the ground.
     Surrounded only by night,
     I won't ever be found.
     Dodged another attack,
     My enemy I still can't see.
     His target is now my back,
     I'm still trying to flee.

     Is that the sun I see
     Coming up over the hill?
     Identities will be revealed soon,
     But I'm still here getting killed.
     Sunlight floods the field,
     So I look over my shoulder.
     My enemy has disappeared,
     Or has his game plan just gotten bolder?

     I know I can't stop running,
     But then I turn around to see
     The face of my enemy,
     My enemy is me.

     Searching for an answer,
     But the question's only asked in my head.
     How in the hell did this happen?
     I know I don't want myself dead.

     Looking deep into...
     I guess,
     My own eyes,
     Nothing's making sense or happening.
     Does this imposter still want me to die?

     "I can see all that you're thinking."
     The imposter says to me.
     "Althought you're confused
     Stop running away from yourself,
     umm...wait I mean stop running away from me."

     "If you don't face your challenges,
     You're only going to fall.
     Look deep inside your heart,
     There you'll find it all."

     My reflection disappeared,
     As did the blisters, bruises and pain.
     Now I know that for me to succeed.
     I can't live my life the same.

     From a reflection of myself,
     All this I was taught.
     From a reflection of myself,
     In my own cowardice I was caught.

     Now I'm living my life to the fullest.
     This way I'll know I'll never be
     caught running away from any challenges,
     Or find myself running away from me.

     -02.26.03