endorphins

this person running at the gym

she does it not because she needs to stay

fit

she does it not because she wants to look

hot

she does it not because she has to appear

younger

or

healthier

(physically),

as all these barriers have been leaped over &

from the outside she looks like

she’s walking tall amongst the flock of the

wretched

where she’s envied by most that come in contact with her

for one reason or another,

but she hides a secret inside

why it is that she runs so much

why it is that she exercises until

the cows come home

(moooooooooooooooo) &

that is because it causes endorphins to

rush to her head &

swish throughout her body,

bringing her to a natural high

that would be clichéd to even remark of

if it didn’t really work &

the doctors say that when she feels good

that she should watch herself

because her illness might be stirring up again,

so she runs quietly,

pushing her body to the limit &

shuddering joyfully as the energy

courses through her veins &

the pain in her mind goes away

for one more day.