On the Surface
never once
did I consider
the surface
I’d just lace up
my shoes
and go
wherever I felt like flying
running was such a release
whatever I was holding in
or worried about
didn’t seem so heavy
after a run
but a knee injury
when you’re young
can catch up with you
when you’re old
so much so you can no longer walk
wherever you want
let alone run
you have to consider the surface
first
before you take off
and over time
you figure out what hurts
and what doesn’t
I know people who’d give anything
just to walk
let alone run
and I know people who have no excuse
not to walk
let alone run
but none of us understand this
but the bedridden
TL