Published on June 21, 2005 By Death_By_Beebles In Poetry
This is where we cross the finish line.
Ere the moon beams and the sun shines,
we run,
run
run
run, pant gasp sob

It's done. The race is done.
It looks as if somehow, we won,
we won?
no
seriously
did
we? I don't believe it.

I want a recount.

Shouldn't we be racing to eternity claims us?
Shouldn't we be running till we loose ourselves to the final page?
Shouldn't we be fighting the tide until we float ashore?

Life was meant to be a race, wasn't it?

How can you win?


And slowly I feel the breath of the wind on the back of my neck
and hear the words

It is simple child. You won the race
by giving up yourself.
You won the race because you believed,
that there wasn't a race to begin with.


You believed that Beauty was found,
not in the asphalt and the numbers and
pounding feet,
but in the silent tread of the spider,
and the flap of the butterfly wing.


Blessed are those who believe;
for their beliefs will do them justice
unto all ends.

Comments
on Jun 21, 2005
Believe in what? That's the question. Belief in the race or the one putting on the race? It's never what you know but who you know. It's not enough just to believe but also to act on that belief. If the race is for eternity....we don't want to look over our shoulders.....it slows us down and distracts. We also need to get rid of our cumbersome attire before beginning the race. Get rid of all the stuff that weighs us down.....throw it off and then get going. Our race could be over in a matter of hours, or days....so we need to keep plugging. Good luck in your race......all who enter wins!!!
on Jun 21, 2005
But life isn't a race.

I'd rather enjoy the life God has given me then run through it and miss it all.

that Beauty was found,
not in the asphalt and the numbers and
pounding feet,
but in the silent tread of the spider,
and the flap of the butterfly wing


We pass the days without looking around at the true gifts we've been given. I wish to have no part in a race like that.

Peace,

Beebes

on Jul 20, 2005
Hmm...this is intriguing. Kind a stop and smell the flowers lesson...but of course voiced in a much more eloquent way.

¡Es muy bueno!

~Zoo