Run Run Run.

[edited as of 2309]

Last night,
someone told me it takes years
to change a mindset.

Thinking about it,
if we don't wish to backtrack,
the only way's to
run forward.

At times,
it'll seem as though
we're running on the same spot.

It's better than not running at all.

Persistence,
how slippery it is
in the unfamiliar hands -
hands that are too weak,
or even lazy
to handle it.

I'd like to tighten my grip.
If it squirms,
if it threatens,
I'd bite on it.

That's quite energy-sapping.
We gotta remember to breathe.

We need air supply,
we need to depend on
someone who can offer the oxygen
or we'd run and pant to death.

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