Sunday, February 10, 2019

Woman Running

I run alone in Central Park sometimes 
In the sections where there are no street lamps in sight. 
Imagining that in a big city lives big eyes
Everywhere watching 
I couldn't possibly get swallowed by night.
In the dark corridors footsteps are muted by dirt
And in the breeze I trip over rocks I didn't see 
Falling for a long time until I've scraped a knee 
Maybe it's my mouth that bleeds.
I think about what it feels like to lay underneath. 
Why I didn't check my fingernails
Clean them out in a hot shower before crying myself to sleep.

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