Running away

She was running,

breathless and scared

through unfamiliar places..

Everything flashing by

moving in a blur

the wind on her face

whistling in her ear..

And still she ran….

into the unknown

only knowing that

she had to keep going

running this way and that

trying to be… what

they wanted her to be…

There was something

that pushed her on

so many expectations

so many dreams

all riding on her

till she began to believe

they were hers too…

Yet a vague sense

of doubt and disquiet..

as she tried to convince herself

that she was making up

for letting them down..

it was easier to accept,

than resist, until she was sure….

And so she ran on

away from her doubts

away from her fears…

away from her dreams….

little realizing that

She was running

away from herself too…

Maybe a day would come

when she could stop

and rest, and decide

what she wanted to do…

finding her own way

In her own time…

Till then, she had to go on….

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