(step…step…step…step…)

(…breathe…)

(…breathe…)

bones ache

but I see it

keep going

keep going

(…breathe…)

(step…one…another…one more…)

this is where everybody quits

keep going

the mind is stronger than this body

keep going

moments

a moment at a time

(step…step…)

(…breathe…)

remember.

remember?

what it feels like

remember!

I am an exception

(step…)

think

feel

(…breathe…)

the accomplishment

that…that…

satisfaction

no joy

no cheering

no jubilee

no celebration…

satisfaction

exhaustion

pain

good pain

pain that

fulfills

builds

heals

(step…step…step…step…step…)

(…breathe…breathe…)

no looking back

I know how far I’ve come

(step…step…)

how little I have left to go

(…breathe…)

I know I cannot make it

(step… …step)

but I will

keep going

I do

remember

what it feels like

this beautiful struggle of anticipation

 

keep going

 

(step…)

(…breathe…)

 

 

 

 

af

 

 

(written on pen & paper)