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Running for the Feels
Fear, anxiety fills my body, seeping into every crack and crevice,
makes me question myself, Why do I do this sport? Will I fail myself?
Building up to the max, I’m about to burst as if I’m a volcano
Bang! The gun goes off, the race starts
Avid, adrenaline runs through me, like lightning in the clouds,
makes me push to stay with the crowd, following one another like lemmings
Teammates pushing me further, staying by my side, stride for stride
Sucked dry of energy, the second mile continues as hot and heavy
Anger, the drive behind each step, fire following each step,
makes me speed up, passing one, two, now three people
I keep my pace, gliding past the competition like a cheetah in the savanna
Final push and I’m through the finish, the anger is flushed away
Joy, basking in the glory as one would do with the sun,
makes me open my arms wide for the accomplishment, it doesn’t hesitate to come
The exhaustion and aches and pains are gone, as if they weren’t there before
Starting with doubt, I finish with the answer
I run to chase these moments of victory
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