One

Move at a speed faster than a walk.

Feel the smack of wind cool against your face.

Forget all your worries with the sound of music.

Two

Run from fear itself.

Hide from nothing but escape from sorrow.

Crumble under the weight of life but not before

The touch of the finish line.

Three

Tears, cries and sobs,

Flowing into the newly made Pacific Ocean.

Running, running continuing to move faster.

The stream growing longer the strides becoming faster.

Four

The spring in the leap.

The trickle down my back.

The heat from the sun.

The cheer from the crowd.

Five

I see it all as the gun burst with the mist of smoke.

The positioning of the eight runners crouched over their lanes.

Suddenly the burst of adrenaline as they race down the track.

The clench of their jaws and the determination in their faces.

The kiss of the ground, the tears of pride

And the gold medal to prove it all.

Six

Running makes me feel free.

It allows me to let go.

Like a bird I sore.

Seven

Time is running out.

No chance to catch a plane or train.

The clock is ticking.

The days are passing.

Skipping is not an option.

Eight

Running to the start of a new year.

Rewinding back to the old years.

Pushing back the secrets told,

The promises broken and running to a new beginning.

Leaving the past and making way for the better.

NIne

Moving with the crowd.

Moving in one direction.

Dying alone but still running with the crowd.

What would have happened if you had went

The other way?

Ten

I'm getting stronger with every step.

Bolder with every passing minute,

And relieved when the doors finally open.

Eleven

My lungs are burning struggling for air.

My heart is pounding ready to burst.

My throat is parched like the feel of sand.

My muscles ache beyond the point of pain,

Yet I still run.

Twelve

The shoes are worn to the rubber cushion.

The medals need dusting from early ages.

The thump of my feet echo in my dreams.

Thirteen

I'm worn but always ready to run the race.

I've left a footprint full of memories,

Wounds that brought fortitude.

And the blur of my body that has left people guessing.

I have set a record that will never be broken

Because that record is me.