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Little Runner

You . A little runner, a traveler. Covered in dirt and grime, fingernails covered in grit. Work clothes full of ash, head full of dreams (with your feet in the dirt, knowing knowing knowing ).

 

 

You . This little runner, traveling from dream to dream, finding a new place to sleep each night. Feet in the dirt, head in the darkening sky ( hoping hoping hoping ).

 

You . A watered-down memory. Sunk through quick-sand, up to your neck in stress.

You . A thing of remarkableness, hefted at the wall ‘til your head is full of lead and false memories.

You . Little runner, head full of lead, weighed down by crushed dreams. Feet walk over your neck, stepping on your jugular.

 

Crumpled little tissue stuck in a beehive, who do you think is stepping on you?

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Written by
NeoWandersEternally
18 / GF
Published
Nov 20, 2025
Lines·Words
6·138
Notes

Originally about running away, then it turned into something against capitalism. I don’t really know.

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#running#dreaming#hoping
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