Hour Five

 

I Run…

 

I run

because there is nothing else

 

I run

single-mindedly

 

I run

never out of breath

 

I run

without time to think

 

I run

without strategy

 

fear overwhelms me

fear defines me

fear thick as fog

fear dark and menacing

fear chokes me

fear propels me

fear surrounds me

 

I run

until I somehow find

…anger, resolve, bravery, strength, thought…something

 

I turn and face the huge dark monster that has chased me for many nights.

 

and…poof…it disappears before I even see it.