dont run like the wind..that would be cheating!! instead, run with the wind... |
I finish the laces on my shoes, I step into the crowd of unsaid boo's. We all line up at the big white mark, To find our ragged breathing sounding like a bark. Then there was bang, and we shot out into the lane, Pushing and shoving one another like it was a big, competitive game. I stumbled and tripped, ran and slipped, The road unending, unwinding, unkind if evenly tipped. We all just ran, forever and always, Until we spotted a sign, orange and breaking the daze. I sped up, passing a group, Who looked at me like a had the croup. I kept going, the orange sign my heart, until I saw the man at the start. He was breathing heavily, hands on knees, Yet his eyes were triumphant, better than the bees. I almost stopped, almost gave up the race, When I knew I couldn't hurt the grace. So I kept running, so close to the line, That I fell and landed, right on time. Someone told me, I got 2nd by the nano, and if I would have tripped a second later, I would have been a sad, sweaty gator. So I don't regret, there was man in a step, Just ahead of me, right below that tree. I untie the laces on my shoes, I step into the crowd of that shouts nothing to lose. I cool down, watching around me, When I spot the man, shaking the hands of all who ran. He sees me, steps up and shakes my hand, I smile and congratulate, second is what I ran. |