Boston Marathon

Boston Marathon

I ran a mile

This morning for you

Then I ran 25.2 more

Why

I’m not sure

I ran to Boston

From the outskirts

Of somewhere

I was unfamiliar

With

I ran with my

Heart

I ran with my

Soul

It was a race

A journey

A rebirth

An experience

Pain

Hurt

Lost

Dazed and

Confused

I felt

Give up

Not yet

Not an option

Not in my

Vocabulary

Stubborn

Yes

Crazy

Only for you

I ran

The road less

Traveled

Run by many

Finished

And survived

By few

I ran with you

Even though

I was alone

A run

Turned into

A yog

Turned into

A stagger

Turned into

A struggle

A struggle

To finish

To survive

Not collapse

Under the weight

Of everything

Crossing the line

I slumped over

And started to fall

As you caught me

In your arms

In your

Heart

And in your soul

I still don’t

Know why

I ran the 25.2

Miles

But I know why

I ran the one