
Such exhilarating presence,
Seeing the mile marker
And realizing I had made the run
With everyone that joined me
A beautiful moment
And then I looked
~
To see my arm laying before me
In disbelief
I reached a pinnacle moment
And discovered that my life
Laid helpless on the ground
In a sudden flash
~
Changed
And the chaos ensued
As like a timeless ocean
Of practical emotion
I glanced upon
My detached left arm
~
As disconnected as my body felt
Running in a zone
In this second I was now
Parted from my own world
My eyes watered as the pain
Moved quickly to shock
~
I am supposed to be drinking water
Or a protein shake
I ran a marathon this morning
And like hundreds of others
I anticipated this moment
Of silent realization, of recognition
~
I didn’t ask for this
I wanted to collapse with fatigue
And not with the reality
Of having my body torn
Apart by a C4 explosive
I want to cry
~
I want to believe that the world
As I might recall my childhood
Exists in my waking day
As much as it may today
Staring in disbelief
My arm has begun to hurt.
~
I want my — freedom
Thom Amundsen 2013
thinkingoutloudagain.wordpress.com
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