woolen lungs

a run

Steel wool
burning my lungs
tendrils
ascending
up my throat ...

thighs ache and
ankles wobble,
lips dry; heart pounds,
restoring balance
to the universe again --

I feel fatigue
try to catch me
I shun her
with a defiant crunch
on the gravel street.

swaying a little
to the beat.
feel it in my feet,
my love,
the run.

Author's Note

Reviews

[NeiL ArandA]

A healthy body promotes a healthy mind . Muscles and brain cells somehow works and function in similar ways . Im impress with the way you describe the feeling of fatigue and tiredness and pushing ourselves to our limits . The muse here is a good custodian of her physique .

[Lyn Anderson]

I have a few poems about running. It is like nothing else, that feeling. Once you are hooked on it, it takes you away.

[NeiL ArandA]

Chess was my hobby and though I stop playing I still enjoy reading and keeping up with current chess events ...You gravitate to what you enjoy the most ..

[Matching Socks]

'Cause when the feelin's right...
:) great run, perfectly pair with this poem. Nice job.
I know that thigh aching feeling... Feeling the burn. Love it.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much, yes, if you had told my 20 something self I would become an avid runner in my 40's I would have laughed at you. But here I am.

[Matching Socks]

Lol! Funny, I used to be a run but I mountain bike now, that is my true passion. One of them anyway.
Brrrr.

[Sami Khalil]

"restoring balance
to the universe again --

I feel fatigue"

That run can be a ton of fun. I like the idea of restoring the balance. Excellent...:)........

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks. That's how running makes me feel. I can leave the house angry, sad, tired, and the run takes all that away. It is an addiction that is much healthier than most.

[Sami Khalil]

I agree. You are welcome...:)........

[Frieda P]

Nothing can compare to that runner's high, it's a rush like no other, but it hurts like hell too til you get to that point in time, puts hair on your chest. :)

[Lyn Anderson]

Or at least in it. Well, there's one thing that maybe compares, but, I can run all by myself ...

[Frieda P]

Ha I knew you'd go there.....................