They asked her why she was so good at marathons they didn’t know she called it running away they asked her how she trained her endurance she only smiled and laughed a little how could she not be good at it if most of her life was spent with gritted teeth and clenched fists sleeping soundly through nightmares and waking up with tears they asked her why she loved the sport they didn’t know it was the only thing she ever did

(This isn’t about marathons)