Hi Readers,
This poem is a reflection of some personal growths I've encountered within myself. It is never easy to discuss, but I feel like I've been on The Run to my dreams my entire life. There's never a wrong time to give yourself that chance. Run far and wide to what you dream of most!
There was a girl who ran,
As fast as she could run
She had done so very often,
If only for fun, but her feet kept her running
Away from problems that seemed too much
Away from the dreams she fought hard to clutch
She kept running,
She ran from the people who shut her out
She ran from the people who had their doubts
There was never really anything else to say
So she kept running anyway
The girl who ran, also ran from herself
The doubts she built upon the perceptions of others
There was very little hope she had for the dreams she wanted to grow
The dreams she wanted to nourish
The dreams she wanted to be real
Her feet kept her running,
Away from facing the obstacles and her biggest enemy:
Herself
But in the space of time, she grew to hear the voice she neglected the most:
The Dream she cultivated long ago
It called out through a ringing hurdle of fear and self doubt
It diminished the wailing of any hurt or pain
It healed faster than time could ever go,
Healed the heart of the girl who ran
Now, it seemed, the girl who ran was running to her Dream
It was no longer a run that secluded her from the doubt she felt within herself or from others
It was no longer a run that drifted her away from facing her problems and obstacles
But it was The Run of Her Life
It was the speeding adrenaline ride to meet her Dream
Finally and truly
She saw newer faces, lifting her to greater heights
Never remembering the faces that left her behind
The Run was only the first step
She knew she had so much left to do
But the girl who ran once from the hurt, pain, and doubt
Was now the girl on The Run of Her Life,
Elevating into the clouds.
