for exercise,
to stay healthy.
I run
to forget,
to disappear.
A bruise or two
on my cheek
keeps me running.
No food,
no love,
keeps me running.
I run
to stay alive.
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What Comes Next... [Wattys 2014]
PoesíaViolet has never stopped running. She lives for the wind on her face, and seeing the blur of cars as they drive by. And she has real problems to run from. An alcoholic mother, an abusive ex-boyfriend, and the lowest grades in school. It's time for V...