im tired
so tired
sprinting
nearly out of breath
aching to keep up.
when will i walk?

sore limbs
faded green
eyes
straining to stay open
their light flickers in
and out
to catch a picture
of life
but the images
keep running fast
before their glazed stare
how can i capture its blurring speed
spinning with bright and dull
colors, mixing.
i close my eyes
i lay down on the cold floor, its quiet,
beckons me
woos me away
from the noise
and the failure.
a story
of trials and
errors
defended by the
feel of the cool air
streaming through open
window panes
rustling through leaves of open, unread books.
the music echoing in the distance
its calming melodies
tracing back whispering memories.
breathe deep catch a moment
and taste it
stay.
here.
still.
until you
are pulled,
ripped
into a mad run
tripping and falling. fighting
and bleeding
reaching and losing.

when?
will i bend and
touch soft
red petals
in sheer wonder
again.
leaning in a field of green;
kissed in the morning's dew.
my heart fiends for time to stop
to drink in again
the
doses
of
still
gleaming treasures
hiding inside today.