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Reset


The hot sun shines above me

and my legs ache. 

The sweat is poling at my temples.

Why am I here?

 

The director yells at us to reset.

My body yells at me to stay

I dont stay 

I reset

 

The music roars in my ears 

and the sun bakes my skin.

It is hot 

My arms scream in pain as I reset

It is so hot

 

Temperatures have reached an all time high

We cry out for water

but instead we are told to reset

 

Over and over and over again

it never ends

over and over and over again

until it is perfection

 

I take a breath

My flag flyes from my hands

I release my breath

and catch perfectly

but I am still told to reset

 

Why do I come back?

The pain is too much sometimes

and the heat is unbearable

yet i continue to reset

 

it is a part of me

this terrible thing

this small glimpse of hell

it made me who i am

 

It taught me determination

streangth

that quiting is not an option

and that no matter what

you finish what you started

 

reset

reset

reset

reset

 

Over and over and over again

the sun hurts my face

yet i continue to reset

over and over and over again

 

 

 

 

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