Escape

Running with the wind

I will not escape myself

I will not walk away

I will not run and hide

I will not hold my breath

I will not get too busy

I will not numb my nerves

I will not oppress this body

I will not stop my breath

I will not clench my jaw

I will not hold my words

I will not ignore my heart

I will endure the pain to look

With eyes wide open

I will choose to listen deeply to what I hear

My bones speak

My feet ache with miles and miles

My body a mark of everything I have lived

My mind so strong that I can shove it all down and look away

What a power

My feet ache with miles and miles of searching for the way

And I cannot escape myself

However bad I may want to run

I am the human being, I am the one

I live the life my ancestors spun

So I will not look away

what is it all worth

if I cannot stay?