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Help the Runner

I will run, run, run,
Just as one, one, one,
In the light, light, light,
Or at night, night, night,
Just hearing my footfall tell me:
Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone.
Gone are the miles and we still travel on,

What am I running from? What am I striding for?
And how long can I keep going, 
just another minute more?

And, am I sprinting faster than my racing, racing heart?
Still fending off the pain that was with me at the start,

Shall I journey slow today, traveling a long, long way?

Climbing, chugging, aching, higher,
Always tempeted to retire,

Plodding, gasping, steamy mire,
In the sand my legs are fire!

In the rain that stings my face,
Storms that slash me like a mace,

Freezing wind that screeches death,
Splintering my lungs and breath,

Scorching heat is hard to beat
Hazy brains cannot compete,

Heavy lungs and skin perspire,
Feeling like I could expire,

I will not stop until it’s done,
Till then I just will run, run, run.
 
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run...

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  1. Date: 3/10/2010 3:09:00 PM

    Sounds like me when I am jogging.. just joking.. I love the repetition of words, I do this also in my poetry at times... you have soup mail.. Constance

  1. Date: 3/4/2010 7:06:00 AM

    No, it's pretty much a simple piece to recite in my head when I run; a motivater

  1. Date: 3/4/2010 6:45:00 AM

    Interesting write that seems like metaphorically written about something other than the run..Keep the creative pen flowing. My poem "Wild Open Woods" and "Robin Darts" are the same work just arranged differently...I did a syllable count on the "Wild Open Woods" and it was not suppose to rhyme. Thanks for stopping by and reading both of them. Sara

  1. Date: 2/24/2010 4:37:00 PM

    What a great rhythm you have here, Deneith. It sounds like a poem you could recite in your head as you keep the beat while running. Well done! Love, Carolyn

  1. Date: 2/24/2010 6:58:00 AM

    Keep your pen flowing my friend... Good work...:JP]

  1. Date: 2/24/2010 6:53:00 AM

    would like to help!

  1. Date: 2/24/2010 5:57:00 AM

    Enjoyed reading your poem this morning. Very intresting. What are u running away from..IRMA