Fulfill

Surely you all knew I couldn't head off
to Chicago without a little poetry...


{Ahem}

Every step I made

In our southern summer heat

No treadmill steps for me

They do not like my feet

All that sweat I lost

I wish that I could weigh

I may have lost myself

If you think of it that way

Would I get through training

Without injury or harm

Only time could tell me

If this would be the charm

What did I do different

To keep myself from straining

Actually, nothing much

Just maybe more cross training

All that swampy air
It was very hard to breathe
Would it get any cooler
Before the time to leave

Sweet redemption's what I hope

It would really make me glad

To run the windy city

And FULFILL that dream I had

I pray that I'll be strong
For each and every mile
But regardless of my pace
I will finish with a smile

I think that the reward

Of crossing the finish line

Will FULFILL that need to challenge

My age...my body...my mind

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