running scared
I put on my running shoes
and ran
it was sunday morning
but the fog said otherwise
I ran and disappeared into nothingness
later somebody told me I saw you
but then you were gone
as if engulfed by nature
swallowed by low-lying clouds
that had swooped in like a murmuration
I said I didn’t intend to return
but then the sun appeared out of nowhere
burning my eyes
it was then I ran blindly back to where
I had started
but the important thing is you returned
somebody said
yes of course I replied
I felt like I had no other choice
considering how I still appeared to be alive
december two thousand twenty-four
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Excellent piece! I really like this one.
Thank you so much, Tara.