Running on my Own

Running can get lonely 

Especially when you sign up for a distance

That your friends aren’t running 

Or are not interested to run

For injuries and lack of confidence 

To even a lack of interest 

So you end up training on your own

Have to get those mileage on your own

Without anyone by your side 

To push you

To egg you on

To chit-chat continuously with you

To even tell to just shut the yapping

You miss their company

As you got to push yourself on your own

To egg yourself on

To cheer yourself on

To even pep talk yourself

Talking yourself out of situations 

When you mentally cursing yourself

Wondering why you do such things to yourself 

But then you realise what you love about running

Why running means so much to you

It helps you calm down

It helps you stay focused

Though occasionally 

Ok make that most of the time

You let your mind wander

You can be with yourself 

A space to think

A space to meditate 

A space to zone all your cares

And just be with yourself

And yes the most important thing

It helps you burn a ton of calories 

Means you’re loosing a tons of weight

And you are permitted to put them back on

So you wake up at un godly hours

Lace up and warm up

And get yourself out of that gate

You put your music on 

And leave the world and your cares behind

But stay tuned in to your surrounding

Lest you get hit, run over, bitten or mauled

And you just go out there and get it done

Fighting the temptation to speed up

Fighting the temptation to give up 

When your body’s hurting 

And it refuses to go on

But you still carry on

Telling yourself it’s not about the mileage

It’s not about the speed

It’s not about who do what distance 

It’s about going out there

And getting it done

And in the process having a little fun

And spending some quality time with yourself

Even composing poems and stories and write up

Or finding a solution to a problem

And when it done there’s a joy

A sense of accomplishment 

A sense of triumph 

That you never gave up

You fought the odds

And now you a little more closer to your goals

And you did it all your own!!!