Run

Just a random thought

I can see it in your eyes. The thousand yard stare that washes over your face. I bet your heart is pounding sporadically and your throat is tightening. I'm sure your stomach feels like it's turning inside out as the seconds tick by at what has to feel like an eternity. The itch is back. The one you get when an important decision has to be made. Or, when life has become a little too complicated. Maybe you just can't be bothered to deal with something head on. Honestly, it doesn't matter what the itch is, you know it's one you've never been able to scratch. Logically, there's only one choice for you now. It's the answer to every question. The solution to every problem. The only reaction to every action. You run.

You run as far and as fast as your legs can carry. You run and never look back. It doesn't matter the lives you've effected, the people you've hurt or the wreckage you've left behind. The world be damned! You leave your burdens far behind and they are nothing more than a fading memory. You'll find relief in your brief flight and feel that you're free from the stress and uncertainty. But, in actuality, what you leave behind can fester into a cancer that eats away at those whom you left to deal with all that remains. It's okay. It won't be your problem much longer. You feel the itch. It's time to run. Run and be free.

Reviews

[CLUTZ]

There's definitely a longer story in this, you've left it so open and full of questions that if you wanted to you could turn this into a longer piece. I like it. It left me with a lot of questions, but that's okay. & I like your style. You don't find a lot of people who can write like this and still be effective. Very nice.

[absorb21]

very nice, good vocab here, and the pace, is great