So I decided to do this run for fun,
10K (kilometers) was the distance, come rain or Sun,
Had never done it before, so even before it had begun,
The heart was pounding, trashing all the fun.
The friends were there, so were the families,
But after much resistance they got busy with the selfies,
Leaving me wondering about the fun and the Sun,
As both had vanished, leaving me alone among a few tons.
The race began, the miles beckoned,
The bells dissolved in the distance,
Smiles faded, friends scattered,
A banana in hand was all that mattered.
Believe me, there was no fun in the run,
All the advertising was to suck me (and others) in,
Gullible is the mind, which wants to win,
And also have fun with the kith and kin.
Turned out I was (am) my biggest enemy,
Not those in front of me, who pulled me with them,
Not those behind me, who pushed me toward the goal.
..And the banana in hand! That turned out to be a mole.
As the goal appeared, the bells became louder,
The fun reappeared, with the family and friends,
The sound of my wife’s voice had not sounded sweeter,
Than when she announced I was home, after all those meters!
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