Sacre

Stings of sharp coldness
and side aches were the last 
of her worries 

Her broken toes straggled uselessy 

Branch after twigs clawed aboust her

Sharp rocks and stickers no longer
made a difference 

She ran no matter what 

Blood rushing from her head 
made her delusional 

Her head was bleeding 

She felt as she was running 
in circles 

Dark as midnight 

She was blind running for her life

She heard a sharp whoosh

Felt the impact

Her bloody head betrayed 
by her executioner fell to 
the use less ground 
as she
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