Poetry

With thanks to Naoto, Yuji and Hirokazu

On 2020 October 5th by monty

In my first few steps

The acceleration is like an irresistible tugging

Like being pulled forward by a current

It feels slow at first

Until I realise how far I’ve gone

Until I realise I am now running faster than a fighter jet

The green streaking in patterns of dark and light beneath my shoes

The hills jagged and looming but disappearing as they race the clouds in the sky

The flowers and trees dancing and waving like fans in the bleachers

The ground rises and falls

It loops and starts and stops and spins in an impossible mobius strip

Now and then I make contact with metal

But I explode past

I cheer at the rabbits, piglets, squirrels, seals, penguins, and chickens that I leave behind

They won’t keep up

They can’t keep up

I swing from posts and bounce from screen to screen

I am always

Going

For

Gold

I’m not racing

I’m not just running though

I am speeding ahead to save the world

To save my friends

To fight the good fight

It may be a bright blue sky day

But I will storm through the night

Through yards and scrap

Beyond marble and stars

I only have myself

But I know that my fight will inspire others

My plight will lead to tales

I will inspire generations

I must prevail

I know what is ahead of me

I know how far I need to run

Run

Run

Run

I have got to go fast

Got to go fast

Got to go

Fast

Hey

That has a nice ring to it