Run

My lungs are burning,
And my muscles are aching.
I have to keep going,
I can make it.

I can't give up,
As the finish line draws near.
Right foot, left foot,
The end is almost here.

I struggle against myself
To keep up this speed,
A mental battle to
Pay my pain no heed.

I can't slow down,
I'm almost there, almost done.
It's what I kept telling myself.
Until I finished the run.