Going, Going, Gone
Running.
Its not something
you can explain.
A person has to
experience it
themselves.
The scream
that boils in your throat
threatening to spill over.
The way it feels
to be trapped
in a place with
no way out;
like an animal.
The desperation
tightening your chest
as you crawl
out the window.
The contemplating.
Will this be the fall
that breaks me before
I’m free?
The rush
you feel when
you land and
immediately sprint
for the road.
The freedom,
the pure joy
to be able to
breathe and not
fear the warden
coming to lock you
back into your cell.
You cant explain
Running,
so hope you
never have to.
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