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January 29, 2018
By FireChicken PLATINUM, San Marcos, California
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"Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one." -Bruce Lee.

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   I stand at the ready,

my feet positioned for,

   a     s p r i n t

I run.

  arms pumping,

  lungs searching for air,

Then, I jump.

I feel weightless, 

  unstoppable.

I am flying through,

    the air,

then, I hit the

    ground.

© Mark A., Phoenix, AZ

The author's comments:

I dunno I was bored in math class and I had just finished doing the long jump in PE (one of my favorite track and field events behind shot put). So, yeah this is what came out. Interpret it any which way you want to. 

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