fears
my heart pounds.
i gasp for air
but cant get enough
i keep running
though exhaustion weighs me down
my muscles scream for oxygen
i keep running
if i keep running the things i fear
can never catch me
a screen of mist is before me
images begin to form
my frantic gait slows
and i see my lover
telling me he doesn’t
love me anymore
tears blur my vision
and i run through the mist
shattering the images
i increase my speed
and run along the shores
of a small creek
and another image forms
blood. destruction. death.
and my lover lays there.
broken lifeless
i clench my teeth
continue my running
thoughts attack me
what if he leaves me
for another girl
someone of beauty and grace
what if the connection fades
what if what if what if
i shake my head
bare my teeth
and keep running
fears are normal to have
healthy to assess
but they must be confronted head on
with my throat burning
my body shaking
and tears gone away
i take one last strong leap
and fall right into my lovers arms
