The shotgun startles the runners into a sprint,
Air swirls around them
Current drifting off of
Pure adrenaline
The others are running a longer race
One that if you were to sprint
You would surely fail
A feeling that no one can quite accept
Except for those who never try
They call it the Universe Run
270,000 miles (or so we estimate)
Of running between planets that we have never experienced
Of running in the unknown
I've heard its like running in the winter
Just colder
Pain that you feel in the last stretch
Freeze off you
And shatter to the ground
Leaving you with a core of hope
Some never run
Some jump
As if they had some hidden rabbit in them
They extend their legs to the farthest reaches
And land in the global clusters surrounding the track
Just like that
Disturbing a few stars along the way
The record was inscribed in stone
570,048 galaxies long
Is where rests the long jumper
Guess he didn't make it back
I've heard it’s a grand event
To grand for the eyes I see through
It would burn them with its glory
Burst my heart with its excitement
We still witness a part of it though
Ever wonder where those huge shots of sound come from
When the sky turns gray
Or the bolts of friction from the angels shoes
And the condensation that is shaken from the roof
And flows over us, feeding us
Making us stronger
One day I'll see it
One day I’ll be in it
Running the track meet in heaven
Author notes
Okay! So this was a dream I had after a track meet. Wouldn't that be cool!? I was trying to spin that old story of how thunderstorms are when angels bowl..bowl? I'm not a big fan of bowling (I think it has to do with the fact I always miss) but I love running so I was like 'why not?'.
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I like this dream - very vivid and realistic with a touch of ..something else.. I love it.
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Celestial daydream?
An interesting poem although I would not quote figures. Figures give a sense of accuracy scientifically which your are not. Use a descriptive, I guess.
Watch punctuation.
Thank you for giving me mental exercise and a foretaste of things to come!
"As if they had some hidden rabbit in them" is a comic comparison.
Lyndon of the Winklings.
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this is great iv never read anything like it
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ahah. i like this. i love this! it's so different! a track meet. that;s awesome. i loved the narrative this poem was written in to. ... only one problem... i am neither good at the running or the jumping 0_o
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Wow this is very interesting and good i liked it alot
very well written keep up the good work
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xxx--<3--
Shelly
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