The Marathon

I catch my breathe at the starters gun,

Running this race, had just begun

Steel hope and determination

To win my cause: to feel the rush of the applause.

Heart pounding, as I run

Hoping the pain, would refrain

A willingness to carry on: and break through the barrier.

Heart pounding, as I run

Until my race, is won.

The jostle of bodies, running close by

Some crimson and red, hearts pounding like lead

As we all race for our cause,

And not the applause.

Heart pounding, as I run

Until our race is won.

Then after the 26 miles have gone.

I know that finally my work is done.

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