Feb 2016
Run
Run, they say
Steady rhythm of feet
Lungs fighting and
Sweat flying, toes
Curling on pavement.
Catapulting anxiety
Startling, shaking hands
Fingers nimble around the pencil.
Listen to music, soothing .
Close the door
Switch the lock
Hear its metallic click,
Ignore the pounding
On the other side
Just focus on what’s inside.
Withering inked pages
Spilled with syllables
Strung narratives singing
Of myths and fables.
Heat, lips pressing
Hands sliding, touching
Passion snatching
Peace of mind and breath
Inexplicably away.
Bleaching white pixels
Computer screens,
Clicking consoles
Digital galaxies eating
Cast away human sanity.
Wet, soaked sneakers
Stretching morning sunlight
Dazzling dew
Hurt lungs
Tear-stung eyes
Raw cheeks
Grass and soil,
Puddles recoil
With every splash.
Run,
We all run
Run away
Run to our own
Remedies,
Those gems
Which allow
A breath of
*air
Run, they say
Steady rhythm of feet
Lungs fighting and
Sweat flying, toes
Curling on pavement.
Catapulting anxiety
Startling, shaking hands
Fingers nimble around the pencil.
Listen to music, soothing .
Close the door
Switch the lock
Hear its metallic click,
Ignore the pounding
On the other side
Just focus on what’s inside.
Withering inked pages
Spilled with syllables
Strung narratives singing
Of myths and fables.
Heat, lips pressing
Hands sliding, touching
Passion snatching
Peace of mind and breath
Inexplicably away.
Bleaching white pixels
Computer screens,
Clicking consoles
Digital galaxies eating
Cast away human sanity.
Wet, soaked sneakers
Stretching morning sunlight
Dazzling dew
Hurt lungs
Tear-stung eyes
Raw cheeks
Grass and soil,
Puddles recoil
With every splash.
Run,
We all run
Run away
Run to our own
Remedies,
Those gems
Which allow
A breath of
*air
