- Emily Ott
“Vulnerable” is not a dirty word.
Updated: Nov 19, 2018
Running can be numbing.
With stinging wind, pink nose, white finger tips.
Legs swing like a speedy pendulum.
Faster, Faster, More!
The beat of the drum in my ears; heart rhythm.
It’s in time now.
Stop…In…Out…Breathe.
Chords ascend, and my chest feels wider.
Wing-span.
I run to release.
Breath like a child trotting behind his mother,
Just trying to catch up.
Sweat or Tears. I can’t distinguish.
Salty.
Wrung out like wet laundry.
Dripping pain droplets onto the pavement.
Stop…In…Out…Breathe.
“Vulnerable” is not a dirty word.