Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Taking and Running With It


Been down that road before
Dying,
killing potential
to win the race
Running a marathon with untrained
wobbling stilts for legs
screaming to

STOP
S l  o   w     d     o      w       n

But pushed on anyway
to a quick end
peeled up from the pavement
skin sticking
blood dripping
heart bruised from the pounding
grounds of dirt and memories
the wound took in for
permanent decoration
losing dignity and the pace
to move at all toward the goal

STOPPED

S l  o   w    e    d       d        o        w         n

one
step
                mile
                                stone
at a time
I’ll run past
The Finish Line

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