BREAK NECK SPEED<\/p>\n
Life moves at break neck speed,
\nfull throttle, balls to the wall, waiting for no one.
\nSo why should I?
\nI’ve spent most of my life putting others first, silencing my heart,
\ndying to the dreams coursing through my blood, pouring out of my soul,
\nso that they could live and embrace their dreams.
\nAlways out of love, never out of obligation.
\nBut how quickly they forget and move on, though I never forget them.<\/p>\n
Full throttle, balls to the wall, waiting for no one, I am a train.
\nA train leaving and entering each station,
\nslowing down only to allow people to jump on board.
\nIf you’re going my way, what are you waiting for? Jump!
\nIf you want to be a part of my journey, my life,
\nthen find the courage and take a leap of faith!
\nThe invitation is sent, but I can’t stop, I can’t brake, I can’t wait,
\nfor those who don’t know what they want.<\/p>\n
Find the courage and take a leap of faith, I’m not as scary as you think.
\nTell your insecurities to shut up! You’re good enough just as you are!
\nWe can run the same race, as friends, not competitors.
\nIf I spend time with you, or if I want to, I already think you’re amazing.
\nI’ve already said enough goodbyes for a thousand lifetimes. No more.
\nBut I am no fool – I read between the lines and silence says everything.
\nI see the truth and will not accept fickle behavior.
\nYou are free to stay and free to go.<\/p>\n
Life moves at break neck speed, so I’m making up for lost time. — Saskia Lynge \/ Hour 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BREAK NECK SPEED Life moves at break neck speed, full throttle, balls to the wall, waiting for no one. So why should I? I’ve spent most of my life putting others first, silencing my heart, dying to the dreams coursing through my blood, pouring out…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":812,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,441],"tags":[2386,2382,2387,2388,2390,2385,1417,2384,2389,2383,591,23,1378],"class_list":["post-35933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-half-marathon-poem","category-poetry-prompt-responses","tag-abyss","tag-breakneckspeed","tag-darkness-freetostay","tag-freetogo","tag-halfmarathon","tag-highlightreel","tag-hour4","tag-leapoffaith","tag-poetrymarathon2018","tag-train","tag-courage","tag-life","tag-race"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/812"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35933"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36667,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35933\/revisions\/36667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBut don’t just believe the highlight reel of my smile,
\nthere’s always more to every life, a thousand facets like a diamond.
\nI dare you to see my eyes, my soul, the abyss that is my mind.
\nI dare you to see the darkness that lies within me, without running away.
\nI can see in the dark and help you find your way,
\nI can light up the darkness with a single word, or sit in it for awhile.
\nJust remember, I<\/em> am always free to stay and free to go.<\/p>\n