Relay Leg

Beginning to smile as the person beside you drives And you fly because flying beats driving every day The will power behind you is no match for the artist within you For as he strives and as he pushes and as he pulls His muscles are starving, gasping for oxygen But you are running free, smoother, faster, quieter Somewhere between a machine and a myth Lightly touching the track, rolling A masterpiece, an excellence You are a living expression of beauty To reach one's potential, to come close To feel the wind and to embrace it, To join it It whistles in your ears and in the baton Legs become numb, known only by reason Frozen air burning in the lungs Spirit soaring, enjoying the moment Physical incorporated and overwhelmed Dynamic ease with power and peace You are hyper alive Your whole being worships