Take the Lanes

thump - right
left – thump
thump – right
a car                               travels beside you
left – thump
thump – right
take the next turn          out of sight
steady your heart          but quicken your pace
thump – inhale
thump –   

           
                                      your eyes close

dewy grass
flicks at your shins

                                      and you wish…

Stop.

a deep exhale with hands on knees

Head for the lanes -
the dirt-road-track
left – thump
thump – right
left - thump
                                     don’t look back