5. The Beggar   The beggar, on the street corner, down on his knees, eyes pleading, beseeching. Straddled on his shoulder, is a little girl,sweating. Uncomfortable, sickly and with fever,burning.   What a life is this for them? No food! No clothing! No shelter! No…

4. My back Click! Clack! Crack! There goes my back! Cannot stand straight. with a hurting back, that is my fate!   Ooh! Aah! Eish! My back is finish! Pulsating pain! My whole body in strain.   Drum! Doof! Whack! My wife massages my back….

3. Allergy Unseen, Microscopic Dustmites.. Living in the air and everywhere.   Watery eyes, sneezing, coughing and running nose. Cannot even smell the fragrant rose.   These Dustmites are inflaming my allergy, causing an infection in my nasal cavity. with some infused medication that I…

2. The Marathon   All the excitement, building to a crescendo. I awake early and I know it is not in vain. With a short prayer I calm my body and brain .   The Marathon has begun. 12 hours to write 12 poems. I…

Well, second time doing the 12 hour marathon. truly excited this time around and even though i have a full time job, i’m making this shit work. my poems were a little childish last round, i plan to be more.. *sips apple juice* ‘Mature’. can’t wait…

Hello! My name is Elisa Shoenberger and I am a freelance writer in Chicago. I am a blogger and oral historian This is my second half-marathon. Can’t wait to begin!

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Hello, I’m Hannah, and I’m a university student studying writing. I’ll be doing the 9AM to 9PM half marathon (from Pacific time) for my first time and hoping to be really inspired from this experience.

Hello, everybody m using this platform to show my talent for the first time in half marathon 2017 . I would love express my poetry feelings within people like me.

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