Still running

by Larry Chamberlin   Oct 28, 2014


Always running
away from myself
hoping desperately
that I never catch up.

The Chateau I left behind
as I sped away
constantly dogs my thoughts.

What was done there,
what I did,
separated soul
from shadow.

It is hard for me
sometimes to determine
which has me now.

I only know that I must run
away from myself
hoping desperately
that I never catch up

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  • 8 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    There's a dark undertone to this with a theme many can relate to - running away from yourself. Excellent piece.

  • 9 years ago

    by Naughtymouse

    Hi, I have always found that running wasn't the problem....it was what do I do when I stop?

    I really liked this piece, it made me think about my own life and smile :)

  • 9 years ago

    by Meme

    One of my favs Larry!

    Sometimes I do feel like running away, but from what? Its is still a question mark to me!

    Loved it.

  • 9 years ago

    by Everlasting

    Hmm plus it seems that turmeric works as a prevention for cancer. Mom said a man he met in the supermarket, told her that. She found it interesting that this man was filling bags of turmeric.. So she approached him and asked him. The things one learns in the supermarket.

    Oh and running is said to release dopamine - a neurotransmitter that may help one deal with depression.

    So it's not so bad to keep running... I may try that, I mean to start running from myself, if I catch me, I may then start running from my shadow, or may be I'll wait until I catch my breathe, and then, I'll continue running from myself.

    • 9 years ago

      by Larry Chamberlin

      ;8-) aye, let your breath catch up or you're running against the wind

  • 9 years ago

    by Everlasting

    Running proliferates neurogenesis or so I've been told

    :]

    • 9 years ago

      by Larry Chamberlin

      Hmm. Following your lead I discover that eating Omega-3 & turmeric, then running, yet reducing caloric intake, will increase factors contributing to neurogenesis.
      Think I'll keep running from myself.

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