Itstartedoutasasprint
h o p i n g
ifidid…somethingyouliked
things would…turn out…different

Then it was to see how much
d          i           s          t           a          n          c          e
I could put between me
And my problems

I wanted to run away

Then it was a punishment
How dare I eat that or think that
How dare I be human
It was my fault anyway

…but…

It ended up being a relief
from the anxiety
that had built up
over years of expectation

It became a moment
                  to         b          r           e          a          t           h          e
then 30 minutes
then an hour

As distance got           l           o          n          g          e          r
I learned to pace myself
because success doesn’t happen
overnight

Because when I cross that finish line
it will be because
I was chasing
myself