I don't care if people judge me
When they see me walking
Breathing hard up the street.
I don't care if they think I'm out of shape
Or lazy
For slowing after a half mile sprint.
Because they don't know
That I just ran
Three miles.
The wind in my hair
And music in my ears
As I hear the steady pace of my feet below me.
Running takes me away from the world
Even through the pain
Of exertion
So let them judge.
Let them make up their minds
Before knowing
Because in the end
They are only hurting
Themselves.
