The last two weeks have quickly passed by
Priceless snippets of life resulting in more than a runner's high
Gingerbread rendered stale because of the heavy load
Allow me to compensate with this very simple ode
Time flies by so fast...
It all started with a distance left untouched
Oftentimes before it did not matter much
As healthy curiosity led to the act of giving one's all
A 5k PR was set at Octoberun Festival
Another year beckons to summertimes lost
In the book of life another page tossed
Birthdays are as constant as rising gas prices
But it's still nice to savor all of life's little surprises
The quest for higher learning entails choosing the road less traveled
Sleepless nights and lost weekends rendering you zombie-mode frazzled
So close to quitting, to just breaking down and bending
Entrusting it to a higher power will get you that happy ending.
Altruistic acts reign supreme in this time and place
What with calamities invading our lives and private space
Giving back to your community without an eyelash of hesitation
I was happy to have peeled bananas at the Milo Aid Station.
C'est la vie is what the elders always say
We laugh, we cry, we live to fight another day
To survive life's intricate trappings surely takes all of one's cunning
I'm just happy to share with you my life outside of running.